While I'd like to see Landis take it home, realistically, I don't see it happening. A great story to be sure, but the happy ending will probably be just out of his reach. Hell of an effort, though. The Tour sure could use an uplifting story this year, considering the doping scandal and the fact that there aren't any cancer survivors in the race. Well, none that I know of, anyway.
I dunno, TBH, he was looking super-strong yesterday and you have to ask yourself who is challengers are? Menchov always appears to be a grinder to me, at the very limit of his climbing ability. He can follow wheels comfortably, but I've never seen him attack or finish a big mountain stage on his own. Where is he going to put time into Landis? Sastre is a good rider, but woefully inconsistent, as evidenced in the Vuelta last year. Evans is a threat, and the Alps are his best terrain, but he has a poor team centred around Robbie McEwen. He was looking extremely stretched on yesterday's final climb. Plus, a final 56 kilometre time trial the day before Paris? It's all in Floyd's favour.
