The Changing of seasons

It is that time of year when we living in the Northern Hemisphere start to feel the drop in daytime temperatures and the deciduous trees begin to turn a beautiful shade of either red, yellow, or brown. The same is true of the sports that we watch and participate in. Baseball is slowly meandering to crown its champion along with several other sports that have seasons that run through the summer. More importantly the road cycling season calls an end to its major events with the Giro d'Lombardia, better known as the race of the falling leaves. Today's race, read the recap here, true to the changing weather was cool and rainy, but the competition was as fierce as ever with Phillipe Gilbert winning the race for a second consecutive year. The truth about our society as expressed through sports is that in two weeks I will be watching the first World Cup downhill skiing events of the year. I won't have taken the time to digest the amazing acts of courage and feats of heroism throughout the summer by the world's best cyclists. On a completely separate note the 2011 Tour de France route will be revealed on Tuesday. Their recent route designs have created great value for the fans on the side of the road and watching on TV.

Congratulations to the God of Thunder

With cycling in the news again for all the wrong reasons with the news of Alberto Contador apparently testing positive for Clenbutrol; it was refreshing to watch Thor Hushovd of Norway win last weekends World Road Race Cycling Championships down in Australia. Congratulations are well deserved for winning on a difficult and hilly course in Geelong. It is always good to see the world's best professionals show up and put on a competitive and animated race for the all important rainbow jersey. All cycling fans needed this beautiful sight to get us out of the depressive funk of the contador doping case. I am also going to take this opportunity to congratulate Fabian Cancellara on his impressive fourth world time trial championship victory.