So, I’ve been spinning and biking for the past 18 months.  I’m trying to work up to a 100 mile ride in the fall.  Maybe a couple of other rides later this summer.  I’ve never seen the Tour de France and it is an incredible sight.  Just when I feel like I’m making some headway, I see those guys.  The individual time trial was about 25 miles and was completed in about 50 minutes.  That’s gettin’ down.  Even when I’m pushing hard there isn’t a chance I could match that kind of speed.  ‘Course, I’m dragging a shade more weight than they are and those guys do it for a living.  The finale today in Paris was incredible although I think I would have a tough time riding in such a huge pack that was going that fast.

The other nice thing about being in the Tour is that the roads are closed for you.  Riding a bike on the road is incredibly dangerous.  People don’t signal, they don’t look, they don’t care and while bikes might have the right of way, they have the most to lose in a collision.  I almost got run over on Saturday by a “Bimbo Bakery” truck.  I was very glad to get onto the bike path that goes down the parkway.  The County has great bike paths but I wish there was an safer way to get on the parkway than crossing Liberia.