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If Landis is taken away from us, what's left for fans?

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Thursday, July 27, 2006

To quote Everclear, so much for the afterglow. We barely got to know Floyd Landis -- barely got to celebrate his stunning Tour de France triumph -- before he was plugged in alongside the rest of the sketchy characters in sports' alleged doper lineup. One day, he's the gritty Mennonite with the bad hip and a taste for beer, surprise successor to Lance Armstrong, America's freshest jock hero. The next, he's gone from yellow jersey to scarlet letter, helping perpetuate the reputation of cycling as ...

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