RasmuSTAIN! RasmuSTAIN!! RasmuSTAIN!!!

Everyone give a big round of applause to Michael Rasmussen for adding another black mark to 2007 Tour de France. How appropriate is it for Rasmussen [Chicken] to live up to his nickname by lying* to the whole world.

So let me be the first to give a toast to the Chicken, who will be sipping vodka** with Vino, in the comfort of his multi-million dollar home while watching the Tour on TV… Here's to you Chicken, you JACKASS, for giving professional cycling another kick in the balls when it’s already face down in the gutter.



* Story from Cyclingnews.com, (07/26/07). See Rabobank explains Rasmussen sacking.

** Story from Cycling news.com, (07/25/07). See Vinokourov: 'I never doped'.

Am I not Nostradamus!?!

As mentioned in my blog on July 17, I've always had a gut feeling that good o' Vino was a doper. Well today I'm a god damn Nostradamus!!! Today on Yahoo it's being reported that lovable, Tour de France darling Vino has tested positive for blood doping. Thanks Vino, you JACKASS, for ruining another Tour for me!

My first bike.

Yes... That's yours truly in his finest cycling moment. And again the answer is yes... All the little ladies in the neighborhood couldn't resist me in those pants. :-)

It's hard to tell from the photo but my dad modified the pedals by adding a few rubber spacers so that I could reach them. Dad has always been great at fixing things or coming up with solutions to make something work better.

It's kinda of cool to look at the younger photo and then see where I'm at now in the my profile photo. It is a weird, wild path that life takes us.

Picture perfect.

These two photos are from my favorite moment thus far in the 2007 Tour de France. The moment is captured perfectly when Alexandre Vinokourov crosses the finish line of the 9th Stage. After Stage 9, Vino is now 21st overall and 8 minutes down from the overall race leader. Nothing makes me happier than seeing a doper* realize that his race is over. Life and racing sure gets a lot tougher when you can’t blood dope doesn’t it Vino!

And while I’m on the subject, as long as Erik Zabel can stay out of the green jersey for the rest of the race this Tour couldn’t get much better.



* This is my opinion, not fact.