Today was the first day in a long time that I started to feel something close to normal. There was still some very minor nausea and there was a headache for a couple hours but starting around mid-day I felt pretty good.
This evening I rode down to Fenton after dinner to watch the company's softball team play. We lost but the ride was decent. Fenton Park averages about 20 minutes each way so I did not ride a lot and there was a big rest period in between but it was good to get out on the road again.
As I write this the countdown to Gran Fondo Ste Genevieve is 59 hrs away. Right now, there is a confirmed four riders although Amy said she may bring some others along. She better let me know how many others so I can make maps up and arrange for a shuttle back to the MO side.
News Item of the Day: L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- Danilo Di Luca sprinted the last 100 meters to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, taking the overall lead from Olympic champion Paolo Bettini. Di Luca, of the Liquigas-Bianchi team, beat fellow Italian rider Marzio Bruseghin to win the longest stage of the race which included three mountain passes in the early section. Di Luca completed the 138.2-mile course from Celano to L'Aquila in 6 hours, 1 minute, 18 seconds, his second stage victory in three days. Overall, Di Luca led Bettini by just 3 seconds. Third-place Luca Mazzanti was 25 seconds back.
Di Luca, who won the Amstel Gold Race and the Fleche Wallonne classic earlier this year, said he was overjoyed at capturing the stage and the leader's pink jersey in his native Abruzzo region. "It's a great, extraordinary day for me. A win close to my home. It's something difficult to explain,'' Di Luca said.
Colombia's Mauricio Ardila Cano was third on Thursday, 2 seconds back with a pack of riders. Belgium's Bjorn Leukemans was fourth, followed by Giro favorites Ivan Basso and defending champion Damiamo Cunego.
This evening I rode down to Fenton after dinner to watch the company's softball team play. We lost but the ride was decent. Fenton Park averages about 20 minutes each way so I did not ride a lot and there was a big rest period in between but it was good to get out on the road again.
As I write this the countdown to Gran Fondo Ste Genevieve is 59 hrs away. Right now, there is a confirmed four riders although Amy said she may bring some others along. She better let me know how many others so I can make maps up and arrange for a shuttle back to the MO side.
News Item of the Day: L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) -- Danilo Di Luca sprinted the last 100 meters to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, taking the overall lead from Olympic champion Paolo Bettini. Di Luca, of the Liquigas-Bianchi team, beat fellow Italian rider Marzio Bruseghin to win the longest stage of the race which included three mountain passes in the early section. Di Luca completed the 138.2-mile course from Celano to L'Aquila in 6 hours, 1 minute, 18 seconds, his second stage victory in three days. Overall, Di Luca led Bettini by just 3 seconds. Third-place Luca Mazzanti was 25 seconds back.
Di Luca, who won the Amstel Gold Race and the Fleche Wallonne classic earlier this year, said he was overjoyed at capturing the stage and the leader's pink jersey in his native Abruzzo region. "It's a great, extraordinary day for me. A win close to my home. It's something difficult to explain,'' Di Luca said.
Colombia's Mauricio Ardila Cano was third on Thursday, 2 seconds back with a pack of riders. Belgium's Bjorn Leukemans was fourth, followed by Giro favorites Ivan Basso and defending champion Damiamo Cunego.
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