Tour de France hangover  

I went to see the latest Harry Potter movie last night. It kind of reminded me of this year’s Tour de France. I had a pretty good idea what the outcome was going to be, and when it was over, I was left anxiously waiting for the next episode.

At the beginning of the Tour, one of my co-workers asked me if Lance was going to win. My answer was no. The winner would be Alberto, and Lance would place second or third. I also predicted that Astana would own the podium, with three out of three, and if it wasn’t for the wrist injury to Levi, I probably would have been three for three.

Now, believe it or not, I also predicted that Lance would continue on with another shot at the tour, with his own team, managed by Johan, and it would probably be set up by Lance primarily for the purpose to further his Cancer foundation. And believe or not, this was after week one of the tour, almost two weeks before lance’s announcement that he was teaming up with Radio Shack to form his own team. I had no inside info, just a hunch based on his successful return to the tour, the tension with Alberto, his relationship with Johan, and his resources. I should have bought lottery tickets, or at least posted my predictions on my blog so all of you would not think I am full of BS.

So here is to an awesome tour. I now have a Tour de France hangover. I don’t know what to do with myself at work. I guess I’ll have to work to earn my money. And I am so looking forward to next year’s tour, and to the next Harry Potter movie.

And for more one more prediction, Lance will recruit another American rider who has been a good friend of his for a long time, has participated in 14 tours, and missed the yellow jersey in one stage this year by 5 seconds.