congrats...

to contador. you deserve it. kicked ass where and when it needed to be kicked.

ricco...what are you thinking making those comments? you're not too smart. i'll have to chalk that up to 'best young rider' mentality. what if csf group was helping astana? who cares? they are allowed. speaking of csf group...sella kicks ass. it was great watching him win three stages.

that being said...will the tour officials come around? maybe. i know that they do have the 'right' to allow one more team in. worst case...astana doesn't get in, and there is one more grand tour after that...they could kick some ass in that one too, and make the tour officials really look like an ass.

team highroad did well. that's good news for an american team, and i really think slipstream did well too, for what they went through. i look forward to seeing them in the tour. and at least now when sports 'conversations' go on around me, i am able to ask...'name the two americans to ever wear the maglia rosa'. try that at your next cocktail party...as long as you are not surrounded by roadies.

namaste...