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Clearly I'm missing all the action by watching the Eurosports feed!

I've been watching the local Sportsnet coverage (think of domestic ESPN), and we get some British guy talking for an hour or so before they bring in Phil and Paul.  And I don't believe he's one of the Eurosport guys.  Bob Roll would be far more entertaining.  Good thing is they are playing the 5 hour live feed in the morning, and then replay the whole thing again in the evening - not a cut down version.

Good Grief - I just got an email from USAT that says over 4000 athletes are registered for the two Age Group nationals races in Milwaukee next month, and registration is still open....

Prepping for the switch to draft legal?

Actually LOL'd.

Arend - did you investigate any cockpits?  So many choices out there and not sure what is considered reasonable to spend in terms of aero + adjustability.

Not really - the price always scares me off.

Ha-Ha:

"If the bikes weren't there it would be a running race." Bobke in today's TDF broadcast while talking about how hard the mechanics work through the 3 weeks of the race.

I have to say just like in the TDC I really like all the on-bike and mechanic "chest cam"  footage they are getting in this year's races. It will be REALLY cool when the on-bike cameras can actually broadcast in real-time.

Doc: "So what's been happening since the accident, what took so long to come in?"

Me: "Well I was in the hospital until late last week."

Doc: "Hospital? Why didn't they fix this in the hospital?"

[Wendy and I giving each other questionable glances]: "Fix what?"

Doc: "Well your collarbone for one thing, it's completely displaced......."

And on from there. Bit of a shock. He said we could go without fixing it but the gap was so large it was questionable whether the bones would fill in that much, and if they didn't I might have some severe nerve damage.

I've been a fairly cool customer this whole time but walked out of there in a daze and a total loss of what to do.

Spoke to both my PT and sports chiro and they concur it's the better option at this time as I know it will get done and heal. So currently waiting for the docs scheduler to call back and hopefully get a slot next week. Rehab is 3 months, taking me to October . Thankfully hadn't yet signed up for Silverman, do have an Oly 10/31 but I will just switch to a volunteer position if that's too tight. Frankly in no hurry, problem is going to be being inactive and fighting the battle of the bulge.

Hey Chris, I already responded  on FB but since you can't remember what you posted, I'm going to assume you can't remember the responses. Lol. Good news is this will all get better. Surgery should be relatively easy and you'll be able to manage basic tasks with less pain. Say YES if they offer a nerve block. Also, consider saving a few 'tic tacs' ( code word for oxy) for PT. That's gonna hurt  

Also, this might also be a good time to arrange for your wife to have a day off. She probably needs a break  

UGH Chris - that must have been some kind of shocker. But at least now you REALLY know what the story is and can take action. If it were me I would get it fixed ASAP and be done with it. FWIW I broke my right clavicle the first time a little over 30 years ago: broken in two places with the middle bit significantly displaced, along with a pretty good shoulder separation thrown in just for kicks. Remind me next time we are face-to-face and having drinks to tell you how they dealt with that sort of thing in rural Alabama 3 decades ago. It probably does not help you at all, but trust me, it could be a A LOT worse.... heh.

Here is a little chestnut from Paul Sherwood commenting on Froome's riding technique from just today:

"...Moving up into second position now is Ian Stannard... Froome is in second position, Look at him! Froome is like a big ol' preying mantis waiting to leap out!"

The really do crack me up...

Jens is such a character...it's a shame they are using him the way they are.  I'd love to see a more fun loving and comical role for Jens sort of like how Kenny Mayne goes on assignment for Sports Center and does goofy interviews and segments.

Phil and Paul drive me nuts sometimes.  I know nobody is perfect, but they seem to get a lot of simple facts or details wrong and then get really animated with their call making it worse.  I much prefer the guys who do the Bein Sports broadcast.  They are also far more exciting as they head to the finish rather than listening to all the same lines from Phil.

Be sure to ask for titanium parts.  I mean if you're going to be upgrading, go all the way, right?

Hey Marc!  I was wondering just yesterday where you've been.  

Hey Chris I can't see the images but if you fix the upload I'll show them to my stepdad.  He's a radiologist, he might have a strong opinion on it

But for those not on facebook James got hit by a car today and has a broken clavicle as well. Not sure if there are other injuries or not

Ugh. Thanks for the heads-up, Chris - and hoping for a speedy recovery, James. Do let us know how you re getting along when you get the chance. Really hate to hear it.

Hey Marc - welcome back from your hiatus! Yeah, it is funny - when the tour first got under way JT and I were commenting on that very thing. He is getting very little airtime though and almost no commentary. Interested to see if he can get his legs underneath him this week. As far the commentators go, the pre-race hoo-ha this morning was actually entertaining - Todd Harris, Bobke, and CVDV seemed to be having a really good time together and were genuinely excited for today's TTT - kinda fun to watch.

Did the two stage TT + RR race today.  I was pretty bummed to hear about James on the drive home.

TT was 17k - roads were wet due to some rain shortly before the start so had to be careful on some of the turns.  291w for 25:10 - 40.3 km/hr -first time I've averaged over 40 in a TT.

RR was less hectic than the last one, I'll do up a full RR but I ended up getting a flat with 1km to go when I was forced off the road by another rider.  They ended up giving me the same time as the group I was in.  Probably had a good shot at 2nd place in my division until the flat.