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Tuesday, 11 July 2006 |
American cyclist Floyd Landis to ride in Tour de France despite the pain  American cyclist Floyd Landis says he will ride despite the pain in an attempt to win this year's Tour de France.
Phonak rider Floyd Landis, 30, who is second in the overall standings, needs an operation on his right hip after a crash in January 2003.
"I want to prove what I am capable of," said Floyd Landis.
Phonak team doctor Denise Demir said Floyd Landis refuses to take any pain medication, revealing: "He doesn't want it. He says it makes him tough."
Floyd Landis had pins inserted in his right hip and has since had two more operations to try to restore blood to the bone and his right leg is now two centimetres shorter than his left leg as a result of the crash, when the ball at the top of the hip bone was broken.
Denise Demir added that when she first saw X-rays of his hip condition, she "couldn't believe that he could walk, let alone ride".
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