Will Armstrong Ride Strong?

  So tomorrow Lance Armstrong will be again mounting the saddle and partaking in the 2009 Tour de France.  This tour is the most grueling race every year and it seems immortal for one man to win this particular race seven times in a row.  By achieving this feat, Lance has launched himself as an icon in the cycling realm and world of sports.  In my opinion, what makes his numbers of wins even more astonishing is the mere fact that he is also a stage 4 cancer survivor.

  But being out of the circuit for so long people begin to wonder how he will do and if he has any gas left in his tank.  Another aspect is that he may not be the leading favorite on his team Astana to win the race.  Lance stated that he will back up Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer if they prove to be better riders than him.  However, I feel that Lance's desire to win it himself still resides within him and if given the chance he'll definitely pounce upon it.

  In 2005, Lance stated that there would not be a number 8, but no one really knows if that will ever be true.  It's interesting though, many greats across the world of sports that made their marks, retired, and suddenly, decided to come back somewhat tarnished their legacy in my opinion.  Look at Jordan, Favre, and now....Lance?  The world will see how this guy does this weekend, but I know I will be cheering him on.

photograph by: Guillame Horcajuelo/EPA

Wednesday Ride

  So these pictures are quite late because I was waaaaaay lagging, but last Wednesday a couple of my buddies from Levi's decided to get together and go on a ride that ended up being a ride throughout the city with a bunch of stops along the way. So it was me, my buddy Mike, and Kris.

WEDNESDAY RIDE!

....We first met up at the Civic Center and rode down Market Street toward the Embarcadero, but Mike wanted to check out the Chrome store to pick up a new hip pack.

Hello Kitty came too....

Ray from Chrome.

Mike (now equipped with his new Chrome hip pack) and Kris at the Embarcadero.

Mike's siiiiiick 3Rensho. muy expensive!

Obama!

So, while biking toward the water, Kris had the idea of stopping off at this bar in the Mission.  Totally the opposite direction!!! O well, it's called Zeitgeist and it has a beer garden and it's really bike friendly. Hella hip. However, upon our arrival the bartender was a total douche. We coined him as "Le Douche." hahahah.  So I hate riding with my wallet so of course I forgot to bring my ID.  Yeah, it was my fault for not having it, but he wouldn't even let me hang out in the EMPTY bar at noon when Kris was forced to chug her bloody mary. What an ass!  Anyway, here's some pics at Zeitgeist.

Mike's 3Rensho and Kris's Raleigh.

and my Kilo...

this is us parked outside of a local liquor store to get us some tall cans after me being the party pooper at Zeitgeist (thanks Le Douche!).

at The Park. Dolores....and enjoying some Tecate.

great view of the city....and got totally burnt!