Tour de Georgia stage 3: Landis leads after repeat TT win

Floyd Landis has time-trialled into the lead of the Tour de Georgia, putting himself into the yellow jersey by just four seconds after beating defending champion Tom Danielson (Discover Channel) and fancied time triallist Dave Zabriskie (CSC).

As the last of the favourites to start Landis had the advantage of knowing his rival's split times on the hilly 39.9km course that took the race across the border and out of Georgia for the first time. But what made the biggest difference for Landis compared to his 2005 win was the sheer length of the course. "A 35 minute time trial is completely different than a time trial that is 55 minutes. The best thing to do is pace yourself."

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