Le Tour is over and everyone is suffering from post Tour induced TV coverage black out. I will turn on the TV just to have it on, I'm sick like that. Don't blame me it's not my fault, my wife bought a beautiful piece of equipment that screams for me to use it. Turn me on, turn me on, you know you want to, 999 channels and nothing on, so just push my buttons and turn me on. Getting a little carried away, but it is a sexy TV and I a sucker for a pretty sleek sexy gal. What can I say I'm a big dumb animal?
So where is all the doping scandals? Did anyone pop positive at le Tour? It's been a week and I have not heard anything. Contador got to race despite my personal hunger strike against brussel sprouts, so I guess that went under rug swept. There must be a new drug or a new masking agent that has not been detected yet, because the doping scene is pretty dead. Don't get me wrong I would love to put this all to bed and pretend that everyone is clean, or is actually clean. Please be clean, stop breaking my heart, or I'll come after you front wheel in hand a la Barredo.
The Belgian Tri-Color has been on the podium 13 times and has never looked better. Gilbert is a force of nature that cannot be stopped. I'm such a huge fan. You gotta love the way this guy takes control of finishes. One thing that we don't talk about it the Omega Pharma team that has been winning all of these races. Let's face it even with the larger-than-life Gilbert, there has to be a strong team backing him up. There are the two Jurgens. Van de Walle and Roelandts, these two are b'dass and can break the hardmen in the peloton. Vanendert, Willems, Veikkanen, Aerts are all able to hold their own over the cobbles or in a Grand Tour. So there you have it the unsung supporting cast that "helps" carry the water for Gilbert.
So who is Gilbert going to ride for next year? Who would not want to have Gilbert on their roster? If I were a DS I would beg borrow steal kill and possibly maim to have Gilbert ride for me. Rumor has it that Vacansoleil and Omega Pharma were going to combine sponsor forces, but now it is looking like Vacansoleil is out and QuickStep is the new partner. For real or is it just another rumor? I will wait and see. Tom Boonen and Gilbert on the same team? Is that possible? Tom will have to work for Phil no doubt, but would he? It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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