My all time favorite bike race, and one that I have never seen live, is this Sunday in Belgium. Thanks to Youtube and DVD's, I have seen highlights from years past. All the top dogs are there this weekend except for Ballan and Cancellara. Of course, since Lance Armstrong doesn't compete in the Spring Classics, there is no chance in hell of this race getting live TV coverage in the good ol' US of A.
Speaking of Mr. Armstrong, it seems as though time has caught up with supposedly the ONLY top cyclist from the late 90's and early 2000's not to have doped. Everyone else was jacked up on EPO, but Lance beat them all to the top of countless mountaintop finishes with diet and exercise. Uh huh. If you still have your head in the sand and believe that he played clean - then I bet you have an "I Believe Tyler" T-shirt in your closet.
Yup - Mr. role model for clean cycling took a big fall last week, shattering his collarbone in 4 places. Ouch. I don't wish that kind of result on anyone, even a cocky American who continues to profess that he was better than everyone with.....drum roll please....diet and exercise. Maybe he'll make a comeback, maybe not, but don't think he'll show up on any podiums this year. Afterall, diet and exercise only get you so far.
Rumor has it you now have a way to watch these kinds of events. I can see it now, no tv, but you'll be spending 6 hours a day in front of your laptop watching the different tours.
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