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Tour de France preview

I have no earthly idea.

It isn't that I don't care, it's just that I've been busy. I haven't had a chance to even check up on which teams are racing, or which riders are suspended. I'll be tuning into Versus tomorrow totally clueless.

I hate to imagine what the tv ratings are going to look like now, since Lance is just a memory and every news outlet will tell you that the doping scandal has left the sport completely irrelevant to actual Americans. It'll probably make the hockey numbers look like the Super Bowl.

(I am also feeling really ashamed...I haven't even taken my bike out of storage. All spring, not a single ride. Wasn't I going to buy a new road bike and register for that century again?)

Oh, ok, in case you do care...here's a real preview from Velo News. Still a lot of names I know, I'm relieved to see. And as I am the absolute Kiss of Death, I'll avoid picking a guy or team to root for. I'm sure it will be dramatic enough even without a favorite.

Update: I think Erik Zabel, who turns 37 tomorrow, is the oldest rider this year. I haven't checked every birthday in the peloton to confirm this, though. It looks like all of these guys are younger than I am, which means I'm going to retire my "grey jersey" award for lack of available participants. I feel old enough right now as it is.

Posted by Nic at July 6, 2007 06:25 PM | TrackBack