two weeks is a long time, long enough to forget details of events, not long enough to forget the broader picture though. but i can still vividly remember the minute-by-minute minute events of the wonderfully rocking Le Tour de France. what a sporting event, gruelling, continuous, fast, entertaining, captivating, just when will Indians learn to appreciate sports for sports, and not for glamour. cricket is so stupid when compared with a true sport like tour de france. i mean to call cricket a 'sport' after watching le tour is like saying that laloo prasad yadav will b as successful a prime minister as Pt Jawaharlal Nehru. there is no way for me to accept cricket as a sport and the hype behind it is beyond my power to comprehend. mayb i m missing some key nerve in my brain, bcoz a billion people find cricket interesting and a billion cannot b wrong. and this thing about ICC v ICL is way outta my league.
Back to le tour, i can still remember young contador's face when he donned the yellow jersey. such a gud accomplishment for a man who is exactly as old as i am. also, appreciable was the young baby-faced txurruka. also my pooh-pooh for the riders who used drugs, failed to test, lied about location and the like. and my respects to the le tour staff who allowed no sort of cheating and took immediate action even it was the yellow jersey guy or an overnight stage winner.
The best part is the diversity, ride in cities, ride in different countries, ride on mountains, ride by the seaside, on harbours, ride by the hamlets, all at an average speed of 40 kmph, now thats quick!!!
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