I Love the Giro Bike Race -Tour of California - Yellow to Black

 Every year I seek out time to watch the Giro on my computer or listen in at work when time permits.
Last year I became a super fan of this race. As much as I love the Tour, I think the Giro is a much harder race and less of a circus.
I am enjoying the Giro yet again this year and was on the edge of my chair
 most of this morning watching Stage 14.
I am very disappointed and sad all-many of the sprinters left this race, I am not sure Cav and Petachi all deserve my respect after they bailed. Seems a half-assed approach to being a pro cyclists. You are given an opportunity to ride/race, well, grow a pair, man - and race your bike.
 I still think someone is riding themselves into too much attention and will be removed from racing at the 2011 Tour. I'll give you one guess. Top level athletes can't consistently (day-to-day) ride away and I mean ride away from the rest of the pack. It's just not that possible. Additionally, Alberto is just not that smart.

The 2011 Tour of California is on this week as well, I've been glued to the TV-versus this week watching the coverage, reducing my nightly sleep. It's been great and I am super stoked for Horner to be leading. His ride 2 days ago and his TT efforts were top notch for a 40-year-old. He's always been one of the smartest Pro peloton riders and certainly deserves the overall win over RobotLevi. T.Phinney is riding himself into a top 10. Hope he's hitting the TDF this year!

On another note, 60 Minutes this Sunday will highlight some old and new information from Tyler H and Landis about the fact LA is a doper, was a doper, and asked others on his teams to be dopers. I am not a hater of LA, just a realist. He's been jingling the key's

Hi, I am a DOPER

over there (re-direct) for many years with his mission for cancer. I do appriciate and applaud his efforts to bring money and solution to the awful disease, but I truly think, he's used it to provide a teter-toter balance to his ilegal doping activities. Attention: LA sheep followers - how can everyone that ever raced for him and against him all be dopers and keep up with him from an athletic performance and the MAN himself not be doping. Logical - guilty by association. I saw no S on his chest, therefore he is not Superman.

Giro d' Italia - live on Universal Sports

The 2009 Giro d' Italia is live on Universal Sports. Rumor has it they purchased the rights for broadcast for 3 years. This is good. Now, if I can just get my iMac hooked up to my TV. I can watch it on a 42" screen. The coverage is excellent. I have a theory, Team Garmin went for the Time Trial win, since they knew they might not be able to compete otherwise. I am still rooting for them and Team Columbia. Horner is riding very strong. Go Chris. Funny, Astana's jersey's/kit's have almost gone blank and Lance's bike is getting more obnoxious by the day. Ewwww. WTF. There, I posted the first and last photo of Lance on my blog. Other interesting notes, Basso, has been out for two years of racing and is sitting top 12. Lance out for 4 years not even in the top 20 at this point. hmmmm. My opinion is out on DiLuca. We'll see if he can hang in the next two weeks.