sorry again about the delay between posts, but the Tour De France is on...No, I'm not joking in the slightest. please notice the time spent to capitalize the name of the event. It must be a big deal to me. it is. Moreso that France is involved; said it before and i'll say it to anyone that cares: don't like france. (notice the lack of capitalization) You don't think cycling is a sport? we'll get to that. Love bike riding...Love the race back before the Greg Lemond days; i go back to the jonathan Boyer days. (old dusty fart fx) For an American without cable, it was pretty damn difficult. there was a time my bike was worth twice the value of my car.
sidenote re: Lance Armstrong: he's still got the ace of having never been knowingly busted-and-he stuck it to the french 7 times over! I don't care if there's video of him shoving horse steriods up his butt while Cheryl Crow sings, I don't care if he came out tomorrow and said 'yep, i did it.' (sidenote: historically, 2 sports have been the frontrunners in performance-inhancing chemistry/track -and- wait for it.....Cycling)
where was I? oh right, Lance Armstrong can eat an entire Mexican Pharmacia on live tv, and i can only say one thing while watching: Hey france! Up yours, ya snail-eatin' surrender monkeys! The most famous frenchman to most Americans is Lebeau from Hogans Heros( nor relation to H.O.F. Dick Lebeau) Lance Armstrong lets me say that. God bless you Lance, God bless you.
Now, for those that think cycling isn't a sport, go out and get your bike out of the shed. Got it? Good.
go ahead and climb on...now ride from Pittsburgh to Erie. Add enough mountain so speeds of over 40 mph are reached right before you miss a turn, go through a ditch, and end up in the woods with a broken femur. Not a sport? After stage 8, Radio Shacks' Chris Horner was told he finished the stage. he finished the stage after sustaining a concussion and broken nose with from a crash with 23 miles remaining. His response? 'I finished?' The doctors wouldn't let Horne:r start Stage 9. Just as well; in addition to the broken femur, there were a few concussions, a broken shoulder, couple broken collarbones, broken wrist, several broken ribs.all in one day..Not a Sport?
Sport number 2: for all that claim soccer isn't a sport: as i sit and type this, i do so without my two front teeth. true, i wuz never a looker anyway, and the Deliverance look don't help. not to worry, the fake ones ah had whittled look reeel purty. why am i talking about my West Virginny Smile? the damage was done in a soccer game. SOCCER. Manly injury means Manly Sport.
In a case of chauvinistic irony: don't give a damn about the womens' world cup. lifes a quandry
