One of the benefits of living in NYC is the cable system here has the Outdoor Life Network which had absolutely amazing coverage of the Tour de Lance. This Tour was particularly satisfying and a truly outstanding win for a peerless champion. Lance was attacked the entire race, had troubles most of the way but managed to pull out a victory. The best thing about the Tour is that it demonstrates everything that’s worth celebrating about France. It’s a beautiful country whose people love life and living well. No shame there. Lance understands that, which is why he always honors the French people, even though he can’t stand French elites and bureaucrats. Lance is a huge Bush supporter after all. With some luck my wife and I and newborn will be there next summer watching Lance break the record of consecutive Tour victories by winning six in a row (Rich, even a Yankee fan should respect that.). It will likely be his last.

Prediction: Even though he won it recently, Lance will be SI’s Sportsman of the Year for ‘03.