It's going to be a great summer for sport - the Tour, Wimbledon, the US Olympic Trials, Olympics later. Good thing I accidentally deleted my entire DVR - there's a lot to keep track of. Here are some pre-Tour thoughts:
1. The biggest news of the day? No Al Trautwig on the Versus set. I am not sure what happened, but looks like Annoying Al (as we so foundly refer to him) has been replaced w/ a younger version, Mr. Craig Hummer.
2. Tour Predictions
a. Yellow Jersey (Overall) - Cadel
b. Green Jersey (Sprints/Points) - Thor
c. Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains) - I'm going on record as picking Soler, but it's not clear if he's still injured from earlier in the year. Look also for Sastre and Kreuziger as a surprise.
d. White Jersey (Young Rider) - I'm picking Ricco, but Andy Schleck is a strong contender.
3. A couple video clips to get you going before the Versus coverage begins:
a. Give it 20 seconds and then you'll see guys screaming downhill - Gnarly Descent
b. Would this ever happen in the tour? - Premature Celebration
c. 20 cents if you can name the movie this music is from - The Art of Cycling
4. Finally, this isn't Tour-related. Even if you don't read the entire article, check out the body on Dara Torres (who just qualified for her 5th Olympics in swimming) in this NY Times article - Dara Torres Article
Here we go...Get back to Versus, in HD.
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