Some Racing

Correction: Ricco signed with Vacansoleil, not Quick Step, sorry for the misinformation on that one. I can't help but think that Quick Step dodged a bullit on that one. I just feel that Ricco has a poor attitude, and does not seem apologetic for his sins against cycling. It is easier to forgive when the transgressor is remorseful. It's a broken record named dead horse. Sorry for beating it.

There is and has been some cycling going on lately. Tyler can put it down as long as Cavendish is not in the race. No, really, Tyler upheld his title at Vattenfall beating EBH and Andre Greipel; which is some pretty stiff competition. Greipel has fourteen or more W's this year, but one might argue that they are in second tier races. None-the-less they are wins.

Eneco Tour
Svein Tuft knocked out the prologue, the Canadian Garmin rider rode for Symmetrics cycling team and was on the third step of the podium in 2008 at the Tour of Missouri. He is also the current Canadian TT champ, Just thought you should know. Not that there was any "real" competition in the sprint, but Robbie Mac pulled off a win today in stage 1. I'm not trying to belittle Robbie, but there really is not much HP at Eneco. As if I'm a good judge of talent. Eneco is a fun little tour to keep an eye on. It will give me something to do before the Vuelta and Worlds.

Utah
Taylor Phinney put it down in the prologue for Trek Livestrong. Levi is riding the tour solo, but look for the kids of Livestrong to ride in support, just like they did at the Gila. Big George is riding in support of Louder and Bookwalter. Louder is a Utah native so look for him to have a little hometown motivation.

After the Ricco incident, I am reluctant to put out any Quick Step news, but Boonen is slated to be ready to race in late September, after missing the Vuelta and Worlds. He should be on form to race Paris-Tour. We'll see, dude has had a rough season, it started off great in the Middle East and then cratered from there. Let's just hope he has not gotten a taste for the "ol' white line." Oh, is winter over and the spring classics here yet? How could I bypass CX season, for the love of sand, snow, mud, and alcohol fueled fans. It will be here before we know it.