The Last Word About the Maillot Jaune, Really

Cycling News, in their recap of today’s stage, offered this brief history of race leaders who deferred wearing the yellow jersey for a day: Article 10 of the Tour De France rules states, “The wearing of the leader’s yellow (and all others) is mandatory from the signing in before the stage until after the press […]

The Magic of the Internet

Thanks to this nifty tool using the Google Maps API, I present to you my morning commute.

Update to an Update

I said below that Lance Armstrong would not wear the yellow jersey during today’s stage, in deference to David Zabriskie, who lost the jersey yesterday thanks to a crash. Race director Jean-Marie Leblanc insisted, however, Armstrong don the malliot jaune, warning that if Armstrong did not wear the leader’s jersey, he would not start the […]

Things

Sorry, nothing coherent here. I’ve got an ever-growing post about our climbing trip this weekend, including details of how we left Jen’s harness at home and my thrilling fall on a gear route. But you may have to wait for the book to read about these and other antics. Lance Armstrong took the yellow jersey […]