Landis marks Tour comeback with stunning solo victory
The Phonak team rider had written off his chances on Wednesday night after he ran out of energy when leading stage 16 at La Toussuire with 15 kilometres to go, eventually losing 10 minutes to fall from first to 11th overall.
However, after starting the day adrift of leader Oscar Pereiro by eight minutes and eight seconds, Landis made a stunning early break with more than 120km remaining to reel in early leader Patrice Halgand and secure a sensational win which opened up the whole field and lifted him to third place overall.
