Ya Shoulda Took Wiggo!!

Oh Wiggo, it's just the first stage of the Tour de France and we miss you already.

I've kept this bottled up long enough but I have to let you all know,

I don't really like Team SKY.

I am glad I got to see him at the Tour of California, and I'm

sure he appreciated me yelling "GO WIGGO!!" directly at his ear from

10 inches away. 

I mean, how cool is this, Wiggo and his son at the end of the Tour in 2012.

#CapsNotHats

This is just too much! Flanked by Beckham and a royal.

Okay, I'm going to say this once and I will never say another word.

Team SKY is retarded, Wiggins said he would work for Froome, no problem.

Wiggins is fit, he won the Tour of CA, got top 10 at Roubaix, and just won the national TT title. 

He's a huge British cycling figure, the Tour starts in the UK, 

SKY is a British team, Rapha is a British company. It just doesn't make sense.

With all this anger bubbling around I had to do what I always do, make a tee:

Get your angry Wiggo tee here!

Escondido is Spanish for Hot Box

The Tour of California is here again.

I feel for these guys, 100 degrees plus 11,000 or so feet of climbing 

does not make for a pleasant opening stage. 

I just hope they rehydrate well tonight because stage 2 is going

to be even nastier. Hot valley floors, more climbing, and then 

ending in Palm Springs where the temperature is expected to reach 108. 

Good Luck guys!

Here are some pics from this morning, enjoy:

Philippe Gilbert

showing why you wear white shorts

with WC stripes.

Audi.

Marco Pinotti 

the (Italian) gentleman rider

The Vacansoliel stable

Andy had a little spark on todays stage, maybe I can finally

 wear my Luxembourg socks with pride again.

Not my roof rack,

wish it was.

Sylvain Chavanel

His tattoo is getting bigger. 

 Tyler Farrar the ginger warrior.

 Omega Pharma something or other,

or as Phil Ligget would say: Omeeeeega 

Vacansoliel, the team of the day.

Must of been the bikes. 

Thor.

Don't Hate Me Cause I Suck Wheels

Becky has a word for him,"WHEELSUCKER."

Riding this weekend in Southern California was moist, at least in the mornings. An unreasonable-unseasonable low pressure system has made for wet roads and wet socks too. Went riding Saturday and Sunday with Hubby and he enjoyed the taste of my rear wheel for quite a bit. In the shot above he let up a bit because he knew I was taking a picture. Don't let him fool you. I made myself laugh pretty hard on a semi tough short climb, unfortunately I can't remember what I said to myself. Yes, when I get hungry I get a bit punchy and start talking to myself and I tend to laugh at anything and everything. So maybe it was lame and it's better if I did forget.

Unfortunately on Sunday the Lake Tahoe stage of Tour of California had to be cancelled due to a freaky late season snow. I'm really bummed because I love Tahoe and I think it is one of the most beautiful places in California. I'm also bummed because I made sure I washed the bikes after our ride and got my soup and brownie from Panera so I could watch the tour and enjoy my late lunch. Instead I watched the Tour preview show again. I would love to do the ride around Tahoe in September, sounds like a good birthday present. Hint, hint, hubby, hubby.