40 words or less commute

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Here's what Bike Boy had to say:

Quiet streets to start then dodge the traffic jams. Good bike path, charge! Catch that guy. Smile to myself, cars at a standstill. Cruise the inner city developments and roadworks. Is that car going to stop? Relax, almost there.

The Face-plant Jersey

I reckon the tour needs a "best crash" jersey for the rider who has the most spectacular crash each stage. I'd definitely give it to Jens Voigt after yesterdays effort on Stage 16.

Fixed Gear Gallery

Came across this site today and thought I'd share the link. Fixed Gear Gallery has an amazing amount of bike porn... erm I mean image galleries. More than enough to keep you busy for a weekend, and some helpful links further down the page. That's if a fixie is your style of course. Bike Boy is down with a free-wheel though.

Funny

Reminds me of an embarrassing story that happened to friend of mine once. Surfed some links from over at ffffound, which has just been added to my daily check list, and came across this image. I laughed and so I thought I'd share:

Le Tour

I'm actually a little bit excited about Le Tour this year, mainly because Cadel has a chance at winning again, but also because I enjoyed watching the stages so much last year. I know the idea of watching a field of cyclists ride through Europe for 6 hours a day can seem ridiculously boring to most, but like all endurance sports I enjoy the strategy, and the stacks! I loved the hill climb stages if only to see the descent. One of the younger riders fell off the hill last year and I thought they were going to have to scrape him off the bottom of the valley! He was ok but I can't seem to find any video of it.

SBS are committed to televising most of the stages live on SBS Two so no more trying to stay awake well after midnight. Check out the schedule over at Cycling Central. Whilst I probably won't be glued to the time trial start I look forward to watching the rest of the race.