Is it July yet

Le Tour De France is just around the corner and i couldn't be any more excited. This is going to be an interesting year. Andy Shleck who was gonna compete for his 400th (<--exageration) consecutive 2nd place is out of the race due to an injury. Alberto Contador who has won twice, until having his most recent stripped due to doping, is still on suspension. Also Frank Shleck is saying he is still smoked after the tour de suisse and doesn't feel he will be able to perform for tdf. Horner, who won last years tour of california and went into tdf confident, crashed out in the early stages. He has battled other injuries this year so the road will decide if he has the legs to climb. Then there are the London Olympics that start one week after the peloten reaches champs elysee. Many of the riders focus is split and may not give it their all in the tour de france. One of those riders is mark cavendish, who said his fitness is more prepared for the track then the road and he will not be beating his previous records in stage wins. This has made a lot of people concernd, myself included, of whether the tdf will be "weak" or "boring". As I was sitting and contemplating who to choose for my "fantasy team" for velogames.com (yes im that lame) i finally threw those concerns aside. This is the Tour de france!!!! People don't take it easy and focus on conserving. No, people ride themselves sick. People peel their torn, bloody bodies out of barbed wire and ride another 60 miles. Men who are no-names put on a jersey and suddenly elevate themselves to the level of the "superteams". This is the tour de france and though these guys may be playing possum I am confident that when tires meet tarmac they won't be able to contain themselves and will tear into every gap they think they can gain. no I'm fully confident that this will be an exciting race.

as for my picks......well ill write that up today but probably wont post it up until sunday night when i get back from out of town......I dont want anyone changing their fantasy teams you know ;-)