I never did ride last night. The minutes kept slipping by as I was on the computer. I probably could have squeezed a ride in but I wanted to sit and watch the game rather than miss some of it showering or pounding away on the pedals. The Cardinals rewarded my sacrifice with another loss. Thank you so very much.
Tonight I did 50 minutes on the trainer while watching a tape of the 2004 TdF Stage 20 TT. A small saddle sore made it uncomfortable for the first five minutes but my bum found a comfy riding spot as I worked into a brisk tempo. My 'cross bike is on the trainer so I was in the relatively small 36x16 combo the whole time. Not a terribly hard gear but I am more concerned with getting the heart rate up rather than grinding away in a big gear.
News Item of the Day: While he doesn't have any official offers on the table, the rumor mill is churning in Spain that star rider Iban Mayo could leave his longtime home at Euskaltel-Euskadi.
Earlier this week, Liberty Seguros team boss Manolo Saiz said he was "very interested" in signing Mayo, just days after Illes Balears won the bidding war to snag hot property Alejandro Valverde in a three-year contract.
Euskatel-Euskadi team manager Miguel Madariaga shot down rumors that Mayo is on the offering block: "Iban has a contract until 2006 and he has a buy out clause. We had just spoken about the upcoming season and he knows he's going to be the only team leader for the Tour, then we hear these rumors."
Mayo is reportedly unhappy that the orange-clad Basques let David Etxebarria be signed away by another team and couldn't sign Pedro Horrillo, yet instead signed 2002 Vuelta a España champion Aitor González.
"Right now, nothing's changed," Mayo told Europa Press. "We don't have any news that another team is interested and we're staying calm and preparing for the upcoming year. If there were offers, we'd listen to them. If there are other teams ready to negotiate, we would wait to see what happens. Nothing happens if you just listen."
Mayo's buy-out clause, worth a reported 900,000 euros, might scare away most suitors.
Viewpoint: The silly season continues.
Tonight I did 50 minutes on the trainer while watching a tape of the 2004 TdF Stage 20 TT. A small saddle sore made it uncomfortable for the first five minutes but my bum found a comfy riding spot as I worked into a brisk tempo. My 'cross bike is on the trainer so I was in the relatively small 36x16 combo the whole time. Not a terribly hard gear but I am more concerned with getting the heart rate up rather than grinding away in a big gear.
News Item of the Day: While he doesn't have any official offers on the table, the rumor mill is churning in Spain that star rider Iban Mayo could leave his longtime home at Euskaltel-Euskadi.
Earlier this week, Liberty Seguros team boss Manolo Saiz said he was "very interested" in signing Mayo, just days after Illes Balears won the bidding war to snag hot property Alejandro Valverde in a three-year contract.
Euskatel-Euskadi team manager Miguel Madariaga shot down rumors that Mayo is on the offering block: "Iban has a contract until 2006 and he has a buy out clause. We had just spoken about the upcoming season and he knows he's going to be the only team leader for the Tour, then we hear these rumors."
Mayo is reportedly unhappy that the orange-clad Basques let David Etxebarria be signed away by another team and couldn't sign Pedro Horrillo, yet instead signed 2002 Vuelta a España champion Aitor González.
"Right now, nothing's changed," Mayo told Europa Press. "We don't have any news that another team is interested and we're staying calm and preparing for the upcoming year. If there were offers, we'd listen to them. If there are other teams ready to negotiate, we would wait to see what happens. Nothing happens if you just listen."
Mayo's buy-out clause, worth a reported 900,000 euros, might scare away most suitors.
Viewpoint: The silly season continues.
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