It's like the peloton was airdropped into an alien world. While winter here, summer there (what's that big, hot, yellow thing in the sky?); and the terrain sometimes looks like Mars. I would love more climbing, but I must admit that day-after-day of sharp elbows and hurly-burly makes for great tv. .
A few musings...
- Cadel evans looks good in Rainbow.
- Radio Shack kits look cheap. Fitting, that...
- Sky look good. Fabulous bikes, and a stylish kit give them the look of contenders. Their teamwork, understanding, and strong finishing kicks make them contenders. I'm looking forward to watching them this season.
Pinarello = Bike Porn at Its Finest!
- The Basque madmen of Caisse d'Epargne are an inspiration. Constantly attacking at the most inappropriate times. I get the sense that TDU is not racing, so much as a week of hard training for them. Whatever the case, they are fun to watch.
- HTC/Columbia want to be the bully boys again in 2010. That is good for the sport. Every competition needs its Goliath, and they are built-to-order, on that account. I hate to see them win, but I love to watch them work. Their train is magnificent. And they were without Cavendish.
- Greipel is a beast. Michael Barry called him Hulk Hogan. The Hulkster in a skinsuit. Perfect.
- I missed Cervelo.
- Whither Garmin?
- Radio Shack struck me as: "meh". I was neither impressed nor disappointed. That said, did I mention that I think their kits look cheap? "Pedestrian" also leaps to mind.
- I love my BMC boys
- Great to see that my bike is winning sprint points!
NOT My BMC SLX01...It's George's.... - I hope what I saw of the teamwork is real. It looked like they were beginning to figure it all out. They were nowhere near as confident as Sky or Columbia; but I thought I could see them coming together.
- I have a man-crush on George Hincapie. There, I wrote it. It has become even more delicious now that he is training on my bike. He does, however, have better wheels. That would explain why he is faster than me. Right?
- BMC has the Rainbow jersey and the Stars & Stripes. No pressure.
I hope George's crashes are getting out of his system now. I want to see him in the mix in Flanders, not crashing. - 140mm stem...wha, wha, what?
It's not the size of the your stem, it's what you do with it. - Great to see that my bike is winning sprint points!
- With respect, does every race need to be the Lance Chronicles?
- Paul and Phil are consummate professionals, so I wonder if they get sick of mentioning him every 23.4 seconds.
- I know they don't control the pictures. It's the non-picture mutterings, promos, and asides that are driving me insane. And it is only going to get worse when they bring on Bob Roll. Oy!
Two faces of the same evil...
Tommy Smyth and Bob Roll. - As a tangent, what will Masters' coverage be like this year, if Tiger doesn't play? Can you imagine how obnoxious TdF will be if Lance is unable to participate?
- Paul and Phil are consummate professionals, so I wonder if they get sick of mentioning him every 23.4 seconds.
*With all respect to the tours of the sultanates and emirates of the Gulf region.
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