So I have watched most every stage of the Tour this year. Lance is the man! Today was the individual time trial up L'Alpe d'Huez. Lance beat Ivan Basso who was in second place by over 2 minutes, putting him 3 minutes 48 seconds behind in the overall race. I've really gotten into it. I love watching every race, and am picking up on all the lingo of the race. Maybe one day I'll be able to go to see a couple stages live. That would rule!


With this I just got my yellow wristband.





I ordered a 10 pack, to split with a co-worker. I couldn't wait to get them so once I found out Canyon Bicycles had them I ran down and got the last one they had at the time. As of now, I still have one available if you want to give me your dollar to fight cancer and help the Lance Armstrong Foundation get to their $5,000,000 goal.







And if you haven't seen it, you can see the Lance Armstrong/Nike commercial here. Despite the marketing standpoint of Nike, I think this is a truly excellent commercial. It is uplifting. And the Nike logo of "Just do it" goes right along with it. I love when he rides past the childrens hospital and pumps his fist in the air. Totally cool. Lance is definitely one of my heroes. The only thing about him I dislike is his marriage ending. Other than that I think he is a truly great man. As it looks like his win for a sixth consecutive Tour de France is just about in the bag, here's to next year!