Rode for another hour on the fixed gear this morning. I was scared riding up the street to start. The knee hurt and I almost turned around but it quickly went away and was pretty doggone good the rest of the way. Today's was a bit hillier since I rode up Little Rock. Despite staying in the saddle I had no real pain. Every once in a while I would make an odd pedal stroke that would feel odd but I'd get back into a smooth, circular motion and all would be god.

News Item of the Day: LIVIGNO, Italy, May 22 (Reuters) - Ivan Parra of Colombia was in fine form again on Sunday, winning the 210-km 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia. It was Parra's second consecutive stage victory after also taking Saturday's 13th stage from Mezzocorona to Ortisei. The Selle Italia rider finished one minute and 50 seconds ahead of Tadej Valjavec of Slovenia and Jose Rujano of Venezuela after featuring in a long breakaway.

Italy's Paolo Savoldelli finished 10th 3:42 down on Parra and lost 28 seconds to rivals and compatriots Danilo Di Luca and Gilberto Simoni but retained the overall race lead. Di Luca is now second at 25 seconds with Simoni third at 1:48.

Former race leader Ivan Basso again suffered and lost time during the stage after stomach problems on Saturday. He is now out of contention for overall victory.

Viewpoint: I might have to buy this video/dvd when it comes out.