Tour de France - Stage 16
Yesterdays stage between Orthez and Gourette-Col D’aubisque was 218,5 Km long stage where the only thing discussed was doping and again speculations upon speculations. Almost 5 hours of boredom, due to this fact. However i think it’s good for newcomers to learn a bit about the world of cycling and also the problems with doping and cheaters that apparently would do anything to win.
Regardless of the dedication to the above stated topic, i feel that sometimes it’s just wrong to speculate when it’s not based on the information that is currently available, but instead you speculate upon things that hasn’t happened. I don’t like speculating, unless it’s based on facts, even if those facts are insufficient.
Yesterday’s stage was the day when Michael Rasmussen again showed that he is the king of the mountains, putting even more time between himself and Alberto Contador and evidently also Cadel Evens. The day also gave the riders a really nice suntan with scorching heat all day and we saw many of the favorites for the stage win, drop back quite early on the last and final climb up Gourette-Col D’aubisque.
The day was a celebration, a black celebration as yet another rider was found positive for doping. This time it was a Cofidis rider named Cristian Moreni. More on him and doping can be found in Stupid Things
I’m not sure if i want to keep on writing about the Tour de France anymore, since i feel a bit sad, due to the fact that all people are talking about is doping and that should be discussed outside of my favorite race. We’ll see if i keep on writing about the Tour de France of 2007 or not on Friday.
Tags: Cycling, Tour de France
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