“He Liked Being Intimidating”: Way Before Doping Charges Became Public, Lance Armstrong Played Mind Games to Throw Off Others on the Peloton

Floyd Landis, the American professional cyclist, once shared some shocking opinions about Lance Armstrong that shocked the world. Landis has shared a lot of time with Armstrong as a teammate and hence he gives a proper insight into Armstrong’s nature.

Lance Armstrong is a seven-time Tour de France winner. He had won these titles consecutively. Armstrong was considered being the cyclist of all time. He had begun his career at the age of 16.

Floyd Landis shares opinions about Lance Armstrong!

In this interview, Lance Armstrong’s erstwhile teammate Floyd Landis shared how Armstrong was always intimidating. Landis says, “He Liked Being Intimidating. He liked people to be afraid of him. He was a bully.” Landis shared how Armstrong was always satisfied by not letting others win. Landis says Armstrong wasn’t really a pleasant human being to be around.

Landis shared how Armstrong always used to make people aware of the things that he wasn’t happy about. He used to scare people, and he liked the fact that people were scared of him. Landis shared that even before winning all the Tour de France titles that he did, he had a similar nature.

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Landis makes it clear that Armstrong was a bully. He was always intimidating to anyone and everyone around him. Landis says that it was his way of doing things and back then that worked for him. He says Armstrong didn’t have a lot of friends. Going forward, Landis says that for Armstrong, it was a war, not just a war to win but a war to inflict suffering.

Armstrong had a strong interest in politics!

During the early 2000s, Armstrong had a strong interest in politics. He even hinted at running for the governor of Texas. His friendship with former president George W. Bush has always made headlines. Apparently, his friendship with the president had made some people believe that Armstrong would enter politics, but that didn’t happen. Later, he announced that he had changed his mind about politics.

It was shocking to see Landis’s revelations about Armstrong. He gave an insight into Armstrong’s nature. It would be interesting getting to know more such stories about Armstrong from his erstwhile teammates.

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