The Greatness of Floyd Landis

Some dopey observer wrote the following yesterday after Floyd Landis bonked on the last climb of yesterday's stage of the Tour de France:

Stick a fork in him; barring a miracle, Landis is done.

Well, the miracle seems to have happened. In one of the most spectacular performances ever to be seen in the history of the Tour, Landis broke away early during the first mountain climb, stayed clear for the entire stage, and won the 17th stage by 5:49! He essentially got back most of what he gave up yesterday. He is in third place, only 30 seconds behind the leader and only 18 seconds behind second place. He is a far better time trialer than either of the firdt two riders and, amazingly, has a real opportunity to win back the yellow jersey by the end of Saturday's time trial.

Absolutely astonishing.