Go read What Floyd Landis has been pedaling.

Landis just announced details of the osteonecrosis (a.k.a. avascular necrosis) (a.k.a bone death) he suffers from in his right hip, which he’ll replace immediately after the Tour de France is over so he can maximize the time available to train for the next year.

I wonder if sharing this news comes due to more recent discussion of Landis as a serious contender for the maillot jaune; he apparently hates excuses, but perhaps it wasn’t ideal to keep such a serious condition secret in the first place.

Based on the times he has already posted and his strength in the coming mountain stages, the contender-talk is justified. This certainly makes the race more interesting.