We know him as an up-and-comer on the Discovery Channel team. Some people think he’s the next Lance, but before he hit the roads, Tom Danielson was a national mountain bike champ. Tommy D came to the birthplace of mountain biking as the featured speaker for the NorCal High School Mountain Biking League fundraiser and dinner. He talked to PEZ about his love for dirt bikes, and in a continuation of Part I, his bold plans for ’07.

American star Floyd Landis/Phonak providing a resounding confirmation of his Tour de France contender status as he easily defended his four-second overall lead throughout today's Stage Five, the most difficult of this year's Ford Tour de Georgia. Tom Danielson duplicated his win of 2005, but was not able to distance the Floyd.