The Spin Cycle

Joy

Meet Fabian Cancellara - the man who Alessandro Petacchi had this to say about:
"I'll have Fabian Cancellara back as my lead-out man. The Swiss is a train."

This picture sums up everything about the Tour for me - do you think this man cares about how much money he won today? Or that he'll get invited (and paid) to race the post-tour criteriums now?

No.

He has entered elite company - the men who have worn Yellow. Tomorrow he will ride as the leader of the Tour de France.

History, Honor, and Tradition are powerful things.

See them reflected in the joy on Fabian Cancellara's face.

Nike Watch

Remember that crooked watch Nike came out with last year. Now we know why it's crooked - look at the stem of Lance's bike in the photo...

It appears that Lance likes his hardware on his bars, just like the rest of us.

Book Report

Robert Messenger has a review of a new book about the history of Le Tour de France over at The New Criterion. I've not read it, but it sounds like a great book.

Thanks to The Agitator for the find, though Radley shows his true colors (or more properly, his origins) with his choice of "greatest cycling movie ever made." I find the choice of the Lance Armstrong/David Millar anecdote quite ironic, considering he'll not be riding le Tour this year due to doping allegations.