Homeward

I'm sitting in the Cedar Rapids airport waiting for my flight back to New Orleans. What an interesting weekend. Paris-Roubaix did not fail to deliver its usual drama. A surprise victory, Hincapie on the ground with a broken steerer and perhaps collarbone, Boonen crossing in 5th but getting 2nd because riders ahead slipped through a train crossing. On the home front, Realdo won the Tour le Fleur criterium yesterday, but I don't know any of the details. Last night's northwestern NCAA regionals was great to watch, but our three girls from University of Iowa, including The Daughter, didn't make it onto the podium. The competition was definitely up a notch from last year. At other Regionals this weekend there were lots of other upsets. Not a single team from California qualified for Nationals - both Stanford and UCLA, each of which has multiple Olympians on the team, missed the mark. Out of maybe a dozen teams that qualify for Nationals, five of them are from the SEC (yes, LSU qualified). It will be a very interesting Nationals meet this year.

The weather here in Iowa is marvelous today. I wish I was on my bike, but it won't happen today. Another weekend off the bike. What's that so far this year? Four? I sure do need a few solid weeks in a row at this point.