Sitting here at DFW, B12 on my second cup of coffee with lots of time but little motivation. The fancy Samsung TV pedistal in front of me offers video but the sound is thankfully off allowing me to hear the live audio from Eurosport.com as they cover the end of the TDF time trial. A few surprises there, and I think we will seem more of those in the upcoming stages. Julich crashed in the TT?! I wonder just how hard these guys must be pushing themselves when experienced pros riding the best bikes on the best tires with the best wheels start going down all by themselves in time trials. 1:01:43 for 52 km? Yeah, that's fast. Couldn't hang onto the wheel sitting in the draft for 5 miles fast. Average speed of over 31 mph.
The flight from New Orleans to Dallas was easy and uneventful, which is usually a good thing when it comes to flying. Dallas to Cedar Rapids will be on a smaller plane, as usual. I like the smaller ones better for some reason. Must go back to my childhood when my dad would take us over to the old Lakefront airport to fly little old Cessnas and other underpowered flying club planes. We'd fly to little airstrips along the Gulf Coast, find something to eat, then fly back. The destination was unimportant, and a flyby of the Chandelier Islands was required. I think the Chandeliers, remnants of the Mississippi River delta before it last changed course, are almost washed away now, along with lots of pelicans.
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Those best tires are probably 18s pumped up to about 150. Wish the daughter well..
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