I have always loved racing of any kind, and have been a big fan of bike racing since a close friend of mine in college was a big racer, and I was always impressed by this training regimen and how fast he rode. The Outdoor Life Network shows the racing live early in the morning, and then replays the race throughout the day, I am addicted! Lance Armstrong is bidding for his 7th Tour de France lifetime and 7th in a row, no one has won more then 5.
In the picture above Ivan Basso of Italy, overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, Jan Ullrich of Germany and Floyd Landis of the U.S., from right, pedal in their ascent of the Pailheres pass during the 14th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Agde, southern France, and Ax-3 Domaines, Pyrenees mountains.
Sunday's race has 6 mountains and finishes uphill over roughly 130 miles with 30 miles of mountain climbing! (5 of these mountains would be the equivalent of riding up Hart's Hill if Hart's hill were 3-5 miles long.) I can't wait. The race ends next Sunday in Paris after more then 2000 miles of racing over 23 days.
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