The Peloton & The Podium: That’s Bike Racing

Johnny Hoogerland crowned King of the Mountains despite  flying into
 barbed wire fence  earlier in the day. 

Anticipation for the 2011 Tour de France led many of us make predictions, hold assumptions and build fantasy teams based on conventional wisdom. As the Tour moves into its second week, how’s that working out for ya?

Lesson #1: That’s Bike Racing  

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) blurted out “That’s Bike Racing” after Stage 7 (Friday, July 8) when he crashed with about 25 miles left to the finish. He wasn’t hurt but it did cost him a potential stage win on a day he was regarded as one of the favorites. Granted, That’s Bike Racing is totally clichéd. But it’s become an easy out clause that encompasses all that can and will go wrong in the sport. Sadly it sums up what we’ve seen so far in this year’s Tour de France. Let’s just say the 98^th edition will become another cliché: Tour de Crash.