Tour de France Thoughts

I’ve been a fan of cycling for 3 years now, but this is the first year that I’ve shown much interest in the Tour de France. But really, my interest isn’t all that much because all you hear is crap about how everyone’s doping, about how peeps of past times are blaming peeps of doping, about how uncool of a move this cyclist or that cyclist made. It really just takes all the fun out of enjoying a race for a race. With all that said, here’s some of my thoughts…and questions which I’ve not gotten around to googling yet.

1) I’m tired of hearing about Lance, it’s always been about Lance, and yeah, he’s won the Tour de France 7 times, but still, new guys are rising up and yet it’s still all about Lance. He’s done an amazing thing but it’s time for a new era of cyclists to rise up in the news.

2) Why is it a team sport, why would any cyclist want the job of setting someone else up for a win. Why not pushing to win it for yourself? Someone please explain to me why anyone would want to be the person that holds someone’s hand to the finish line and then lets go so that the other person can take all the victory.

3) For as much as I’m tired about hearing about Lance, I do have one comment, why save his legs. It’s most likely his last Tour de France and he wants to “save his legs”. Why not go out with a bang? It’s more exciting that way.

4) What’s with respecting the peeps in the yellow jersey, why does everyone have to stop if the yellow jersey has to go potty or has a mechanical problem? It’s a race and the goal is to win the race, so why does the rider in the yellow jersey hold so much power…isn’t the goal to have the yellow jersey for oneself?

5) I like the polka dot king of the mountain jersey…I don’t like climbing hills much but if I had a chance to get a polka dot jersey I think I’d try my hardest.

6) Why are there no women in the Tour de France?

7) Since Lance is no longer a podium contender why isn’t he supporting his teammates in getting them to the podium?

Next year I’m gonna find me a fantasy Tour de France league and choose my cyclists the same way I choose my teams for march madness: jersey colors and location.

9) If the riders have to pee while racing, do they pee while cycling like ultramarathon runners pee while running?

10) What would happen to the Tour de France if some of these cyclists couldn’t have their crazy “i’m eating but i’m not eating” habits to keep their body fat nonexistent? When I say crazy habits I refer to “i’m gonna chew my food but spit it out instead of swallowing”…and how is that even useful to the body?