Help me, Jeebus!

Be prepared to hear about this for the next few days. The long and short of it is that the Tour of California didn't bother to test riders for EPO last year. Sort of a gaping hole, wouldn't you say? And this right after Dick Pound spouts off about "prudence" not being applicable to stopping doping in cycling. Please. We've got the Keystone Kops taking on the Bad News Bears on the world stage of competitive cycling. This is serious bush league... Thanks to Chris in Tally for the heads up on this one.

Got this in the inbox:

Shawn, good to hear your Praxis results came at such an appropriate moment in your life. I just finished a bottle of Poperings hommel ale (a toast to you) its a Belgian oddity; cloudy and fruity like a witbier, a punch like a golden ale, a rather hoppy note like an IPA. Thanks for your musings on life, I enjoy it !Hope to see you on two wheels sometime soon. Or around a bottle from Belgium.
HH

Thanks for the toast Howard and keep sending those belgian beer reviews. A Lenoir beer and wine store is in the works as we speak. I'll keep you informed. And for all of my churchgoing buddies, remember the words of Benjamin Franklin: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Amen to that.

Be sure to check out the Cyclocross video link on the sidebar. 2007 World Championships is up and running. I checked it out today just to see the first 2 laps that I missed during the live coverage. After watching Wellens get positively slammed to the deck by the traffic barrier, I'm surprised that ATV driver lived to video the rest of the race! The race is definitely exciting enough to warrant a second look!

Tomorrow's temps don't look super promising, but I got the new bike built and I'm definitely not missing the chance to ride it! So the scoop is, I am now on a BMC SLC01. Built with Campy Record, Ksyrium Elite wheels (a bit piggy, but good for general purpose stuff) it weighs in at 16 pounds 1 oz! Some race wheels, a Record carbon ultra torque crank and it'll be pushing the 15 pound mark! Hope to see you on the road tomorrow!