here are some...

personal notes on the tour so far...

first: i told you all that hincapie wasn't going to do anything, much less the entire discovery team.

second: in conjunction with the first, the best american hopeful was landis.

third: boonen is not the next merckx as procycling stated.

fourth: i knew that valverde was not going to do anything in the tour again as procycling thought that he would; he's never finished a tour yet, why would they think that he was going to do something?

fifth: csc kicks ass even without basso.

sixth: leipheimer has nuts.

seventh: i've always liked pereiro, menchov is terrible, and rasmussen should just kick ass for the king of the mountains.

eighth: i am beginning to hate the championship strips; unless they are worn by the world champion, like boonen. seeing the strips on former world champions is just plain boring. yeah, o.k. you've won it in the past, now stop. its over. and then you can't get away from them on clothes and products. i think that's my next tattoo, the world champion strips around my wrist.

ninth: i love the fact that nobody is wearing the yellow bands, except roll who is wearing one on each hand.

tenth: i hate trek. every freaking time they talk about the bikes it's about how you can buy the exact same one that the pro's ride. i get. you've been telling me that for the past seven years. also about how they keep on saving weight...now they are using some special paint that weighs less...here's a thought...stop painting the bike altogether then...that's a weight saver. i would love to see the spotlight on other bike companies. that would be cool.

eleventh: saunier duval needs to change their colors, at least for the tour. when i look for the yellow jersey in the peloton, i have to make sure that it's not one of the saunier duval riders. i think it cheapens the yellow jersey.

twelfth: saying liquigas just makes me chuckle.

enjoy the tour....