Well Said and Carry On
Jim Caple of ESPN said exactly what I feel regarding the 2008 Tour De France in his piece today. It seems that Jim and I both are avid fans who also understand the true nature of cycling and doping in comparison with other sports. Mr. Caple’s only mistake is including David Zabriskie on the 2008 Garmin Chipoltle TDF team as Zabriskie is still sidelined from his Giro crash. Bottom line, Jim and I both know that the roads of France in July are filled with great athletes not cheats.
In his piece, Jim makes the same point I have made for a long time - that major US sports could not and would not survive as they are if they same doping rules were applied to them as cycling. Cycling is considered dirty by many simply because it works so hard to be clean. You catch more when you look more. Anyway I will be on my trainer watching EVERY SECOND of the 2008 Tour and loving the fact that the French will NOT win their race yet again.
(story here). Jim as I climb Alpe De Huez from the comfort of my air conditioned home on my trainer I will think of you - my brother on two stabilized wheels and a good saddle.
