SI's Austin Murphy On The Tour

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Good story on Stage 16 by Sports Illustrated's Austin Murphy .
Best quote I've seen on Floyd Landis's collapse:
"Hey, people have bad days in this sport," said Robbie Ventura, Landis's coach, afterward. "There are days when you crack, but on those days, you lose one, maybe two minutes. This wasn't a crack, it was a detonation."

Landis on his Phonak teammates:
"I'm proud of my team for standing behind me the whole time," he made a point of saying.

Murphy on Phonak:
"Landis' biggest problem in this Tour was that his teammates didn't just stand behind him; they spent the majority of the mountain stages riding behind him."