Saturday, July 07, 2007

The Tour de France starts and I'm studying for the bar

For the first time in probably five or six years since I've started watching it, I won't be able to watch the bulk of this year's Tour de France. I find this to be disappointing since (as boring as this thing is), I actually find it interesting to watch. Which is odd, since I usually can't stand to watch sports unless they are live (although I will tolerate football and the NBA finals - and the NCAA tournament).

If I had to pick someone to follow this year, I would go for Alexandre Vinokourov since I think he probably has the best chance to win. I would like to see Levi Leipheimer win, but I wouldn't be surprised if he blew up by the second week (or on a single stage) again. Hopefully not. Christophe Moreau would be my third place choice. And what would be the tour without a doping scandal?

For those of you who need their daily tour fix, you can always follow it on the new OLN channel Versus - or online here. On the bright side, the bar will be over before the race is. Go USA.

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