Le Tour

Not being able to watch the Tour for the first time in 8 years is tough. We cancelled our cable to save a few dollars..... Well that may have been a mistake (not really in the big picture). Most of you probably don't really care about the worlds longest race. I do.....

This years tour is headlined by the comeback of one of the greatest athletes of all times - Lance Armstrong. This guy is amazing. He already has the record for the most Tour de France wins and after several years in retirement he has come back to the sport he loves pro bono! That's right he is not getting paid by his team, Astana, he is riding for free. Well, he's got Nike, Oakley, Trek, and a few other major sponsors but still, he is not drawing a salary. He is doing it for the love of the sport and to raise awareness for his booming cancer research organization, Livestrong. His dedication is amazing.

He is on one of the best teams in cycling with 3 guys that could be contenders to win. Alberto Contador won the tour 2 years ago. Levi Leiphimer was runner up last year. Andreas Kloden has always been a solid rider. This year it will be hard to tell who the winner is going to be. The mountains will decide over the next few days. Imagine riding your bike over 100 miles then doing an all out sprint for 1000 yards. You'd be pretty tired the next day right. Well these guys are doing it 21 days in a row covering over 2,200 miles, with only 2 rest days.

Tune in and watch history in the making. Will Lance be able to beat his teamate Alberto Contador who has a 2 second advantage right now and more than a decade less wear and tear on his body. The next few days will tell. I'll be watching.

Someday the Thorkildsen family will go to France to watch this race. Until then I guess the TV will have to work.