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Rebel Rebel; It's a long way from Floyd Landis' Mennonite roots to the starting line as a favorite in this year's Tour de France. To get there, he had to go through California
2006
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That friendship was but a memory when Landis signed with Phonak after the 2004 season. [Lance Armstrong] felt betrayed. During the 2005 Tour, he referred to Landis in four-letter scatological terms. Landis responded with scathing off-the-record gibes at his former friend and teammate. As the race went on, however, Armstrong became stronger with each passing day. Landis, meanwhile, turned from witty to surly as his performance suffered. An early contender to finish among the top three, Landis would struggle to stay in the top 10. Landis describes the cycling world as \"more than just a job. There are feelings involved.\" But Landis and Armstrong channel those feelings differently. Both men are control freaks. Both live inside their heads. But Armstrong was an impersonal force during the Tour, a sadomasochistic hero inflicting mental anguish on others while subjecting himself to the horrendous physical suffering required to win. Landis is the lone wolf, a deeply competitive individual more interested in winning than in beating a specific individual. By focusing his rage on Armstrong last year, he played to the Texan's strengths. Armstrong wanted to win the Tour de France, but Landis just wanted to beat the sole remaining authority figure in his life. When Landis began slipping behind Armstrong, he lost heart. With more than two weeks of racing to go (the Tour has 21 stages and two rest days, 23 days in all), Landis was beaten. no caption; PHOTOGRAPHER: ILLUSTRATION BY JOE MORSE; SPEED RACER [Floyd] Landis competing in the Tour de Georgia.; PHOTOGRAPHER: PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG PENSINGER/GETTY IMAGES; SPEED RACER Floyd Landis competing in the Tour de Georgia, at center in the Phonak jersey chats with friend and rival Lance Armstrong during the race.; PHOTOGRAPHER: PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG PENSINGER/GETTY IMAGES; SPEED RACER Floyd Landis competing in the Tour de Georgia, which he celebrates winning. Landis, in the Phonak jersey.; PHOTOGRAPHER: ERIK S. LESSER/EPA; SPEED RACER Floyd Landis competing in the Tour de Georgia, which he celebrates winning. Landis, at center in the Phonak jersey.; PHOTOGRAPHER: ERIK S. LESSER/EPA; THE PROUD: Floyd's mother, [Arlene Landis], second from left, cheers for her son at the Tour de Georgia.; PHOTOGRAPHER: PHOTOGRAPH BY DOUG PENSINGER/GETTY IMAGES
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Los Angeles Times Communications LLC
