Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Big Race Coming

Lots of stuff to do this weekend. The big bicycle race is coming to town. Almost two hundred elite, professional racers will participate in a race which will cover almost one thousand miles and eight days.
I have been to Europe several times to see the big races. The Tour d' France, the Giro d'Italia are the two big races. Bicycle racing is a very big deal in Europe. People flock to the mountains to cheer the riders. They spend days camped out on the mountains to see the race pass. It all happens in a flash. In less then five or ten minutes the peleton sweeps past.
It is going to be exciting.

No comments: