The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly...

Okay, today will be rather Olympic-free, as we try to brush up on some other highlights that have caught my eye...

Good: Lance Armstrong is back! Maybe...rumours are flying that Lance is leaving the road and will be returning to competition next week at the Leadville 100 mile mountain bike race in Colorado. Floyd Landis competed last year and placed second, so i'm sure Armstrong is going to win this year. It's nice to see Lance back into cycling competitively, but as a Ironman competitor, I'm still holding out hope that Lance suits up for an Ironman someday...

The Bad: The ProTour has lost another sponsor. Credit Agricole, who have sponsored a pro cycling team since 1998, is not renewing their sponsorship for 2009. Unlike teams like Saunier-Duval (now Scott-American Beef) finding a new sponsor right away, the riders on Credit Agricole have been told to find new teams for next year. The team's top riders include 2008 stage-winners Thor Hushovd and Simon Gerrans. I guess having a Pro-Tour team fold does open up a spot for Team Astana in next year's peloton...

The Ugly: Check out the video below. Last weekend, at a critical mass bicycling "demonstration", a NYC cop had a incident with a cyclist. Watch the video below until the 26 second mark...

Now the best part is the story behind the video. The NYPD first alleged that the officer was trying to make an arrest, then claimed that the biker "ran into" the officer. Ummm, not so much...after seeing the video (shot by a tourist) the NYPD has suspended the officer.

That's it for today...tomorrow come back for beautiful people and beautiful bikes!