Greetings ReadersTis a beautiful day in Denver, Colorado and the weather promises to be nice until next week. I think that we finally deserve a nice sunny weather.
With that in mind me and Rebecca rode to work. I took the long way so I could show her off to the world.
Once more I have nothing to start a blog about with so little time left on my lunch break.
Uh-oh, just as I feared that would happen. Tyler Hamilton has just been suspended from his team (Tinkoff Credit Systems) that he signed with and he can not ride in the Tour of Italy (Giro d'Italia). I guess it was confirmed that Tyler was named in the Spanish doping scandal (Operation Puerto), but no one really knows what his part may or may not be in this. I just hope that it is not true. I do not like nor dislike him, but he has respect from me. Granted....
Tyler still fucking pissed me off years back when Lance and another ride crashed after a spectator's item got caught in the handlebars or something and both riders went down. That was the moment that Jan Ullrich had the chance to win the Tour de France. I say chance, but that was the defining moment that Jan lost the tour. There is nothing in the tour that says you have to wait for a rider(s) if they crash no fault of their own or on their own.
So there was Tyler in front of the breakaway group (small peloton) on the climb and waving everyone to slow down and wait for Lance to get back up and catch up. Uh-uh. Jan should of "pushed" that Tyler out of the way and went for it. Yes, one may say it is sportsmanship, but other like me - say "fucking sucks to be you!"
You readers can debate with me on this, but I of course will come back with this and that. And a vicious circle will most likely ensue.
Sure there were a few more stages left in the tour de France, but not many and Jan, in my humble opinion, would of won had he not listen to Tyler. I have never read or heard anything on that particular event since that happened years ago. Yes, I would like to know how Jan feels about that particular moment in time. But. I also know where I stand, which means I really do not care one way or another how Jan was thinking. I think I also remember Jan looking forward and backwards really comtemplating what he should do.
until the next time readers
Daryl Charley
The Fallen Athlete
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