Another July

So another year, another Tour De France. This year there was a lot of interest because of the return from retirement of the champion Lance Armstrong. He is definitely one of my favorites. The reason i started cycling was because of LA. I remember watching the 2005 Tour at the time thinking, yeah this guy is good. I started cycling in 2006 at the end of the Tour.
A few disappointments in this years race though. First off is Mick Rogers who i wanted to see do so well but with no luck he quickly became a domestique riding for the sprinters. Cadel Evans also didn't ride as good as possibly he could have. Having finished 2nd in the last two tours, he was expected to place at least highly.
A good performance though is from Lance, 37 years of age, out of professional cycling for 3 years and to come back and be in the top 5 is a superb effort, cant wait to see him back again next year with his own team and the full support of his team. It's going to be a cracker. I am hoping he will come back to the Tour Down Under in January and i can get to see my idol ride.
A little disappointed that Alberto Contador has pretty much won the race, mainly for the fact that i wanted to see Lance win but also because im not the biggest fan of his. He did prove he was the strongest rider in the race but some of his tactics were pretty disrespectful. Not following team orders is a little crude.
Well anyway, it's still winter here and my riding has suffered a bit. We have had some pretty good rain here which is great because we are still in a serious drought. I hope we have plenty more to come. Our lake has been very low for the last 5 or so summers which hasn't been good for summer fun. No fishing and no water skiing. :( Hopefully with lots more rain we can get back out on the water and enjoy our summer.