Archive | July, 2008

Il est fini

Il est fini

It is finished. As quickly as it began it has come to completion. The 2008 Tour de France is over, and I’m heartbroken. The pre-race favorite, and one of my favorite riders, Cadel Evans, did not win. He placed second, for the second year in a row. Carlos Sastre from team CSC won. I was [...]

Stat Time

As you know we live in the city of Cardiff. Cardiff has a population of about 350,000. When you think of Cardiff it’s helpful to think of it much like you do New York City, actually Manhattan. Manhattan is broken down into little areas like Soho, Greenwich Village, the lower east side, China town, etc. [...]

Don’t Believe It

We’ll see if this holds true. I’m not holding my breath, but if it does I might let out a little chuckle to all my friends and family in Texas.

Cheers.

The Next Ride

Well, ride #2 is on the calendar. I’ve entered the Autumn Epic on October 5th. It’s 150km (94 miles) long and will include around 3000m (9,800ft) of climbing. This event was voted the best cyclosportive in the UK.
Now it’s time to start training again…
Cheers.

Le Tour de Paw

Many of you know the feeling come September. For weeks (or maybe months) you think about sitting in your favorite chair or sofa, turning the TV on, and hearing the familiar sounds of college football. Well, we don’t have college ball here in the UK, but come July we have daily live coverage of cycling’s [...]