Well it seems as if we have been caught in the middle of some shtuff here. Holidays every which way you look on your calendar. Bicycle riders riding briskly about Belgium and France. Here are some riders caught in the middle.
Here is a writer poetically conveying his impressions of the TdF. And who can resist the soulful thoughts and ramblings of everyone's favorite professional bicyclist, Jens Voigt. Oh, and I'm currently taking a slight hiatus from working on my vaguely TdF-related song "Franciful Popsicle."
As "Ryder" Hesjedal may have known, Sunday was Canada Day, which is a day of the year when Canadians stop obnoxiously wearing maple leaf periphrenelia paraphernalia and getting maple leaf tattoos, and actually take the next logical (by Canadian standards) step: refusing to acknowledge any form of life that is not maple leaf-oriented. Other types of trees are generally ignored, covered in large tarps with maple leaf patterns, and (infrequenty albeit sadly) spray painted with maple leaf graffiti. Maple syrup is chugged. Maple flavoured beers and wines are drunk in abundance. You get your maple on or you get the mape-hell out, eh!
Here in the well-padded mid-section of North America, we are getting ready to celebrate the 4th of July.
Fireworks. Barbies and/or barbeques. Swimming pools. Here in the Corn Belt, we like our corn to be "knee high by the Fourth of July." Corn that is not this height is liable to be mocked mercilessly, if not (sadly albeit infrequently) kicked vigorously in disapproval. Independence Day is also a good time to enjoy some type of freedom. Rockin' n' rollin' is an acceptable way of enjoying some freedom.
These holidays, much like bicycling, are not without risks. That is why public service billboards like this are necessary.
I'm not sure what celebrations are occurring in North America's well-endowed Speedo (aka Mexico). It appears that there are no major holidays in Mexico in July, please correct me if I am wrong. I am sorry to hear this. Maybe we should schedule a "North America Day" in July so that we could all party down together, much like last weekends "Lovefest" here in the Omaha area. My place is kinda in the middle of NA, so why don't we all just stop by? How's the 15th for you?
France is also getting happily ready to celebrate Bastille Day, which is a day when all Francophiles like to wear stripes, ball-and-chains, and run away from "royals" or gendarmes (aka coppers). What little I know about gendarmes, like most of my historical knowledge, is based on Iron Maiden songs, like this one.
Wow Bruce! I think you were sporting the spandex and the inspiration for Ugh boots at this show!
How about that Peter Sagan? First he wins the points classification at Tour de California, and now he is winning some stages at the TdF! Nice work PS! Let's kick back and celebrate!
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