Well well well...here we are, it's THAT time again! Thought I'd resurrect the old Asylum for a month or so. Renewed my Peacock Premium Plus subscription (only need to pay for 1 month, and I get the Plus that means no commercials which is a serious bonus for only $5 more). Anyway, I just watched the Team Presentations. Hopefully it will be a great Tour, lots to be looking forward to!
First of all, Cav is BACK! And the question everybody is asking is "can he win ONE MORE STAGE?" I sure hope so...he sure deserves it. Sagan is there, Pogacar is there, Uran is there (not even team leader, I guess that means he's not planning on being a contender?), Bernal is there, Ewen and Kristoff are there, gosh...my brain is overloaded from all the teams and all the riders names I DO recognize...there are a LOT! Not many Americans tho...Quinn Simmons is there, who else, oh, can't forget Sepp Kuss! And who else...hmm, gosh, can't think of anybody else (American that is). Lets see, oh...Vingegaard (his spelling and pronunciation still boggle my mind, I might just spell it phonetically...Vin-ga-go....how's that?) Who else of note (to my sad little brain)...Mas, and hey... Bardet is still riding, he's got to be getting close to retirement. Of note, Roglic is NOT there this year. So much for that dogfight to the end...unless Vin-ga-go can step it up and take on Baby Face! We shall see soon enough!
Well, for now that's all I can think of...can't wait to see/hear the boyz back together again...mostly that is...I was looking to see who's onboard this year... copied this from the Peacock Live Coverage page:
NBC Sports’ cycling play-by-play caller Phil Liggett, universally known as the ‘voice of cycling,’ will cover his 51st Tour de France alongside analyst Bob Roll. Liggett and Roll will be on-site at each stage, along with reporters Steve Porino and former professional cyclist Christian Vande Velde.
Paul Burmeister will host daily pre-race and post-race studio coverage alongside Sam Bewley and Brent Bookwalter, who make their NBC Sports debuts as cycling analysts.
So no more Chris Horner, that really sucks! Wins the Giro and can't get a team, was part of what I thought was the best combination they've ever had and not gone. He's the Rodney Dangerfield of Cycling...can't get any respect!
OK...need to get dinner. I have FIVE whole days off...taking tomorrow off, then Monday off, and Tues is the 4th of July, so back to work on Weds for me (yep, still working...I'm looking at the end of January to retire finally).
Susie, congrats on your recent retirement, Rae, hope you come back, always great to hear from you two. Anybody else going to stop by? Please do and leave a comment. Tour Time is always one of my favorite times of the year!
