TOUR OF MISSOURI PHOTOS!

Randy and Pete stumbled on a primo spot to watch the end of the stage, about 10 yards from the finish line. We had a great time. I also stumbled on the ideal spot to grab autographs from the riders after they signed in. I scored hugely, getting Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, George Hincapie, many others, as well as a the entire Navigator's team (my favorite). The Navigators were impressed that I was wearing the Stars and Stripes National Champion jersey when they (Chris Baldwin) won it a couple of years ago.

The peloton rounding the corner at warp speed. This particular stage was won by Toyota United's Ivan Dominguez, who happens to be Randy's favorite rider. Sprinters (like Randy and Ivan) tend to admire other sprinters. Kind of an odd breed, those sprinters.

Tour of Mizzou photos!

Randy and I went to the first state of the inaugural Tour of Missouri awhile back. I finally got around to downloading the photos. Check some of these out:

Tour of France winner

Alberto Contador signing Pete's program -->

Winter Grind

Another ugly winter on the trainer. The lack of success in keeping off weight together with a loss of fitness makes for a bad mood. Once nice thing from all of this is the chance to watch a few DVDs while spinning away indoors. Saw a racing video put together by Robbie Ventura that was entertaining today, taking you along for one of the Downer Grove races. Great intro for a couch potato to what a crit feels like.