Heyllo! I'm back! Well, I didn't go anywhere, but I'm back to the site, so to speak. Anywho..

Does anyone here watch le Tour de France?? I do! Every morning!! Well anyway, after the retirement of Lance Armstrong and the suspending of Juan Ulrich and Ivan Basso, as well as 7 other riders, the winner of the Tour was uncertain, but now it IS certain. And that winner is a certain American by the name of Floyd Landis! Woo! I'm so happy he's winning, and he will win!

Le Tour De France is THE hardest sporting event to win. Next to the tour, the stanley cup is NOTHING. They ride for about 5 hours, climb virtually straight up mountains, sprint to the finish. This alone is practically impossible-but no, that's not enough for these guys, they do this for 3 weeks straight! Crashing on the roads of France, flipping over roadside barriers, falling down mountain sides just to wear a yellow jersey. Broken bones, infected cuts down to the bone, disintegrating hips, dehydration-none of these stop cyclists! They decend mountains at over 70 miles per hour-while they're turning sharp corners! It's CRAZY!!!

So all in all...if you would like to watch some real hardcore athletes, the only thing you need to see is the Tour de France. Some people say cycling is complicated-drafting, time-trialing, climbing-but this race is really quite simple: Ride around France faster than anyone else in the world.

-Shades




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