Focus Andy! Focus!

The big new not coming out the peloton these past two days has been Radiosh*t, I mean, Radioshack not renewing Frank Schleck's contract.  He's supposed to be due back from his one year suspension on the 14th.  But it looks like he's coming back without a team.

While I get that Andy is upset because he's older brother has been cut, he shouldn't be focusing on that.  He should be focusing on placing on the tour.  He's not going to win.  At least I don't think so.  Contador and Froome are in form.  Even if Andy was at the top of his game (his early season has shown otherwise), he can't time trial his way out of a paper bag.  I'm actually interested to see if/when he implodes on the tour, abandons, and then points the finger at everyone else.

Stage 7.  How about that Cannondale squad?  Light the wick and watch the rocket take off.  They really put a hurt on the rest of the sprinters with that destructive pace.  I love how at one point, the sprinters off the back just turned off the gas and finished... whenever.  It's a long tour and tomorrow it really begins with the first mountain stage.  Smart of them to ease it up.  Should Cannondale have stop the pace when the others stopped pedaling?

I've also not been keeping up with the scratches.  Been a busy week trying to get two things off the ground at once.  Lost a couple of big ones these last two days.  Two who made it to the top 5 in our pool.  Dave had Christian Vande Velde, and Kevin and Janez Brajkovic.  I feel bad for both of them, but especially Janez since his fall seemed a bit dumb.  Next year for Brajkovic, but it sounds like Vande Velde is hanging up his bike after this year. 

Off to bed with me.  Must get up early to catch what I can of the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees!

Happy riding, even when the road turns up.