Any Tour de France fans out there?

[EnduranceNinja]

Just wondering who here is watching the Tour de France. I think I am the only one at my job who turns the tv to watch it. I think it will be anyones race this year so I am pretty dedicated to keeping up to date.

[outdoorsnewzealand]

I'd like to see Cadel Evans win it and it looks like he's got off to a nice start with the time trial, gaining a bit of time on all of the main contenders.

[EnduranceNinja]

Cadel Evens is my choice too and Robbie McGwen for the green jersey. I don't have any favorites for King Of the mountain. Go Team Lotto-Silencer

[outdoorsnewzealand]

That's a pretty cool post about the tour on your blog eninja ... are you a cyclist yourself?

[EnduranceNinja]

I am a triathlete. I wish was a competitive cyclist. I could use the skill to improve my triathlon times. I do love cycling though. I might try ultracycling in the future.

[EnduranceNinja]

Oh come on! Just one other person and I watch the Tour de France? I am rather surprised. You gotta give it a chance the sport is trying to make a come back. The new teams now have a very strict drug testing policy. Cyclist are the most tested athlete for banned substances. I recommend you try to watch a flat stage when those cyclist are sprinting to the finish it is amazing how crazy those sprinters are. Just give it a taste.

[outdoorsnewzealand]

I'm a pretty big fan of the hilly stages. I love watching it when someone attacks on a steep climb and watching how the others respond to it.

You've got the calm faced people that barely show any signs of the struggle within and others who let it all hang out with gritted teeth, heading bobbing everywhere etc. Just great.