Early

An early morning meeting that was finally scheduled around 8 p.m. last night saw me out on the road early today as I tried to squeeze in a few miles before buttoning down the collar and cinching up the tie for another exciting day at the office. It was a nice change to be out on the road alone in the dim pre-dawn light, and although I missed out on the long Thursday ride, I did get in 26 good quality miles despite the steady drip, drip, drip of sweat coming from the front of my helmet for the last ten miles or so. When I got to the office I had just enough time to check up on the Tour de France before my meeting, and you can imagine my surprise when I found Landis to be over six minutes ahead of the peleton approaching the final climb of the day. You can also imagine how I rushed the meeting so I could get back to the computer in time for the finish. I picked it up again just as Floyd was coming over the climb, still putting time on the pack. It was awesome, even without live video. Could we have another U.S. rider win the Tour? Definitely a possibility.