The Tour Day 6

Grey skies, wind and rain brought good luck to Team Cofidis today. I have considered them the unluckiest team so far in this year’s

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The Tour Day 7

“The Tour de France is won in bed.” Paul Sherwen By Paul Sherwen’s calculation, every day Lance is not wearing yellow can mean an

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The Tour Day 8

Watching and writing about the Tour de France is becoming almost as arduous as riding the Tour de France. Not really, of course, but

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The Tour Day 9

“What am I on? I’m on the bike.” Lance Armstrong The most recent doping allegation against Lance Armstrong came just before the start of

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The Tour – Rest Day 1

Today is a rest day for the riders, but as mentioned in yesterday’s blog they still get on their bikes and ride. No rest

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The Tour Day 11

The riders take most of our attention during the Tour de France but like any other event, the behind-the-scene people deserve some mention for

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The Tour Day 12

I was up at 6 friggin’ am this morning to watch the longest stage of the Tour and that, my friends, is cycle watching

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The Tour Day 13

Yesterday’s early start turned into a late finish for me as it was my Wednesday to keep the grandbrats while their folks went league

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The Tour Day 14

Well, finally. What a difference a day in the mountains makes. Today’s GC: 1) Voeckler (BLB) 2) Armstrong (US Postal) at 5’24” 3) Sandy

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The Tour Day 15

Headlines Today Armstrong wins stage! Voeckler stays in yellow! Hamilton abandons race after 83 kilometers! Naked fan spotted in the last ten kilometers of

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The Tour Day 16

Today was a good day not to get up at six friggin’ thirty to watch the race and wait for the rerun later in

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The Tour Day 17

Today is a Tour rest day but like I said last week, the riders still go out to ride so the bloggers still blog.

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The Tour Day 18

…and Lance Armstrong is still the man to beat. Phil Liggett A buddy of mine who shall remain anonymous made the comment that “bike

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The Tour Day 19

Who counted the crowd on the slopes of L’Alpe D’Huez? Did they have somebody standing there with a clicker like when you walk into

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The Tour Day 20

There is an expression, “You had to be there.” Today’s stage was beyond description. It was the one predicted as the most difficult in

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The Tour Day 21

Don’t mess with Texas. Lance Armstrong took this motto to heart when he chased down Filippo Simeoni early in today’s stage. Simeoni was trying

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The Tour Day 22

The front yard is an embarassment, the house a disaster. My co-workers have run out of patience with me coming in late and blogging

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The Tour Day 23

“I think that the man that works the hardest is the man who deserves to win.” Lance Armstrong My husband and I celebrated with

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My Letter to the Editor

Following in Tim’s footsteps, I decided to Make My Opinion Known to the local populace in Southern Utah. I have no idea if the

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