Today I am just resting up from yesterday's race. I need to do some situps to try and help take the strain off my back. The hip is feeling a good deal better this today. I think I tweaked gluteus maximus.
On a completely separate note, the announcement of next years Tour route is fast approaching on Oct 28th. If tradition holds, the race should be doing the Alps first this year. However the Tour website already shows the first 3 stages as being along the western coast. Getting to the Alps from there before going to the Pyrenees seems awkward at best. Speculation also is on a TT in Germany. I would think Mt Ventoux will make an appearance again in 2005. It's been absent from the last couple Tours. If it is included I think that might just persuade Lance to end the speculation as to what grand tour he will do and ride the Tour since he has publicly stated that Ventoux is the one stage he still wants to win.
News Item of the Day: Damiano Cunego jumped to the top spot in the cycling world rankings on Monday following his victory in the Tour of Lombardy, the 10th and final round of the World Cup, this weekend.
Cunego, in third place a week ago, jumped ahead of the two riders in front of him, Italy's Paolo Bettini and Germany's Erik Zabel.
1. Damiano Cunego (I), 2245 points
2. Paolo Bettini (I), 2239
3. Erik Zabel (G), 2121
4. Alejandro Valverde (Sp), 1892
5. Oscar Freire (Sp), 1818
6. Davide Rebellin (I), 1813
7. Lance Armstrong (USA), 1726
8. Stuart O'Grady (Aus), 1701
9. Alessandro Petacchi (I), 1464
10. Tom Boonen (B), 1449
11. Ivan Basso (I), 1424
12. Danilo Hondo (G), 1374
13. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Sp), 1351
14. Francisco Mancebo (Sp), 1322
15. Jan Ullrich (G), 1318
16. Robbie McEwen (AUS), 1305
17. Roberto Heras (Sp), 1303
18. Jens Voigt (G), 1276
19. Erik Dekker (Nl), 1163
20. Michael Boogerd (Nl), 1156
21. Thor Hushovd (NOR), 1084
22. Tyler Hamilton (USA), 1070
23. Gilberto Simoni (I), 1034
24. Iban Mayo (Sp), 1033
25. Andreas Klöden (G), 990
Viewpoint: Might as well keep the Cunego thread going. What an impressive year. He finished 2003 ranked #227 and finishes the 2004 at #1. How the heck does that happen? The cynical fan would say drugs. I'll hold out hope that he's clean.
On a completely separate note, the announcement of next years Tour route is fast approaching on Oct 28th. If tradition holds, the race should be doing the Alps first this year. However the Tour website already shows the first 3 stages as being along the western coast. Getting to the Alps from there before going to the Pyrenees seems awkward at best. Speculation also is on a TT in Germany. I would think Mt Ventoux will make an appearance again in 2005. It's been absent from the last couple Tours. If it is included I think that might just persuade Lance to end the speculation as to what grand tour he will do and ride the Tour since he has publicly stated that Ventoux is the one stage he still wants to win.
News Item of the Day: Damiano Cunego jumped to the top spot in the cycling world rankings on Monday following his victory in the Tour of Lombardy, the 10th and final round of the World Cup, this weekend.
Cunego, in third place a week ago, jumped ahead of the two riders in front of him, Italy's Paolo Bettini and Germany's Erik Zabel.
1. Damiano Cunego (I), 2245 points
2. Paolo Bettini (I), 2239
3. Erik Zabel (G), 2121
4. Alejandro Valverde (Sp), 1892
5. Oscar Freire (Sp), 1818
6. Davide Rebellin (I), 1813
7. Lance Armstrong (USA), 1726
8. Stuart O'Grady (Aus), 1701
9. Alessandro Petacchi (I), 1464
10. Tom Boonen (B), 1449
11. Ivan Basso (I), 1424
12. Danilo Hondo (G), 1374
13. Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Sp), 1351
14. Francisco Mancebo (Sp), 1322
15. Jan Ullrich (G), 1318
16. Robbie McEwen (AUS), 1305
17. Roberto Heras (Sp), 1303
18. Jens Voigt (G), 1276
19. Erik Dekker (Nl), 1163
20. Michael Boogerd (Nl), 1156
21. Thor Hushovd (NOR), 1084
22. Tyler Hamilton (USA), 1070
23. Gilberto Simoni (I), 1034
24. Iban Mayo (Sp), 1033
25. Andreas Klöden (G), 990
Viewpoint: Might as well keep the Cunego thread going. What an impressive year. He finished 2003 ranked #227 and finishes the 2004 at #1. How the heck does that happen? The cynical fan would say drugs. I'll hold out hope that he's clean.
1 Comments:
Cunego has a natural hematocrit level above 50% and his father does too. It's genetic so he has an excuse from the UCI. This was in the news earlier this year. So at least in this respect, he's clean.
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