LOCK UP YOUR BIKE

After some decent results on Mont Faron in the past, Jean Chistophe Peraud has today won on top of the Tour de Mediterranean's signature climb.  The peloton caught the break before the foot of the climb to the stage four finish, and Peraud was quick to attack early on the climb. He held off all comers and crossed the line for his first win since 2009. I am doubly happy to congratulate the 35 year-old French time trial [mostly] specialist because his win helped one of my fantasy teams to win the stage today. Check it out, these were the rankings today, I'm "bkSuperba":

You may also notice that I am currently wearing three race jerseys. That's my brag for the day.





"First Loser" is a moniker sometimes applied to the person who comes in second in any race...

First Place:                                                                   Second Place:

Francesco Reda, 19 seconds behind the winner

Peraud after the win

But Francesco Reda has ridden a very good race for his Pro-Continental team Androni Giocattoli, finishing second on the queen stage today...

Lance on Oprah

  

Thoughts after Oprah's interview with Lance Armstrong on January 17^th and 18^th, 2013:

Three reasons why many people felt Oprah's Lance Armstrong interview was not revelatory enough for their tastes:

1.    He didn't name names;

2.    He refuted a few of the claims against him/he didn’t seem sufficiently contrite;

3.    We already knew the answers to most of the questions asked that did not have to do with his personal feelings.

I should not have to say this. While Oprah Winfrey is generally highly respected and widely recognized...