PARIS - The craziest Tour de France in memory ended Sunday the same way the last seven had: with an American wearing the yellow jersey, this time with a Landis instead of a Lance.
After stunning feats of willpower and woeful cracks of concentration, Floyd Landis' arthritic hip held up and he held on for the ceremonial ride over the cobblestones of the Champs-Elysees.
"I kept fighting, never stopped believing," Landis said after leaving the winner's podium with his daughter, Ryan.
But plenty of race fans surely had their doubts, especially after his wild ride in the Alps last week.
Landis had tried to apply Armstrong's meticulous strategy for winning, but …
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