Congratulations Lance

Every baseball fan knows the hollow feeling that comes on day 2 of the baseball season. Baseball, unlike the other sports, is an everyday event, and you look forward to it, as it flows with the summer, knowing that there's a game tonight basically every night. Then, after the anticipation, you get the special opening day followed by ... a day off.

Well, I'm feeling a little bit of that today. For the last 3 weeks, with the exception of the past two Mondays, there's been a stage to follow in the morning, and watch the re-broadcast of at night. And now le Tour de France is over for the year, and le Tour de Lance is over for good. It is an event that I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of over the past couple of years, and I'm sorry to see it end.

Congratulations to Mr. Armstrong, and to all the riders who finished the race. It's an amazingly grueling 3 weeks, and an incredible accomplishment even to come in last. They rode 2240 miles in 21 separate race stages over 23 days. They rode for over 86 hours, and averaged over 25 miles/hour. 189 men started the race (21 teams of 9) and 155 finished it, representing 27 different countries. All-in-all, a tremendous event...