Today is the day. I wait for this day once a year like a child waits for Santa.
Today is the 106th edition of Paris-Roubaix.
Forget the "world" series baby...
Today this bike race will once again define ...what is Sport.
Over One hundred years of racing(a long ass time)...sorry Yankee/Red Sox fans there are sports that are older with more history, more drama, ummm more beer and wine and yes more fans. Why is that... well because if your honest with yourself...baseball is boring as shit.
Watching over priced athletes standing in grass, Big Yawn.
Sport as defined by the dictionary is:
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
Until scratching your balls, chewing tobacco, and running at your leisure to a base
becomes a more exciting game ...I'll stick to something that combines strength,skill, risk and happens to be fun. Although you may learn something about geography watching cycling...and that may scare the average baseball fan who owns a world series t-shirt and gets confused between Paris, Texas and Paris, France.
(Note...they eat more French Fries in Paris Texas)
The effort given during a bike race...the all out effort... is something you can't pay someone to do, you just have to love it.
Bike Racing has been in the news lately not for the beauty of the sport but unfortunately for the drug scandals.
Cycling has AND always deals with drugs, it's just how that sport rolls...
Baseball on the other hand...is now starting to address their drug scandal.
Baseballs "dealing with it" is kind of embarrassing.
Drugs were good for baseball when Mark McGwire was hitting home runs and turning this boring game into Americas game after the 1994/1995 baseball strike.
Now...Drugs are not so good for baseball when Bonds breaks the home run record...hmmm really baseball? You got a policy now...really...really?
Cycling will survive the test of time...simply because it is a simple sport, a sport where you can see, smell and touch the athletes. It is a man/woman and their bike. You train you mind and body and you compete.
On race day even if you are the strongest, you may still get caught in a crash, you may simply be a victim of a flat tire, as in life...you just don't know.
You put in your effort and race fair...In life and in Sport.
Eat well my friends and take care of your bodies...summer is approaching.
But today we will witness more history in the making...The 2008 Paris Roubaix!
Some things humble you forever.
Good Luck to George Hincapie...once a force in Central Park/NYC with the TOGA racing team.Now a favorite for a top ten place in this race he dreams of winning one day...
TOGA still races every week in and around NYC...
Catch a race in Prospect or Central Park...
Well After a week of visiting Santo Domingo with Mama...
Yes... It's back to work
Mama relaxing upon arriving to the apt.
Elizabeth aka Esperanza made it for a few days, sure she barely made her flight and was a lot hungover the first day...but she got into the swing of things quickly here...
She also doubled as the house servant and went out every morning to fetch fresh fruit from a little vendor down the street... not only did she get fruit...she also got phone numbers from the local men while out picking up breakfast... 66 Pesos can get you alot! (2 American Dollars)
After Breakfast...Raul our driver would take us to the Beach.
Elizabeth the actress/playwright displaying her Acting skills here...look at the length of those arms...freakish.
click Pic to see that carbon up close
Today is the day. 
Some things humble you forever.
Good Luck to George Hincapie...once a force in Central Park/NYC with the TOGA racing team.
After a week of work, I had a little time to ride today...spent some time in 90 degree weather...it's HOTTT and I like it!!!
January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
