I like biking, very much! Not that I am a sportswoman, on the contrary! But I like wandering around by bike, following unknown paths, looking for the unexpected.
So I am an easy going one. In fact, I don't have a sportsmentality at all. I don't like to prove that I am 'the very best' in anything, I don't need medals to be happy.
This doesn't mean I don't like watching sports. In fact, I love it! 2008 is full of sportsevents.
First we had the European Championship Football. Good time: family-dinners and watching the matches on tele together. Spain as the right champion.
Then, tennis season: Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Sometimes spectacular matches! I will always remember the fabulous Wimbledon men's-final Federer-Nadal. Breathtaking, a real fight over many hours, with Nadal being the best fighter and right winner.
Now, I am watching tele to follow Tour de France. Because I like biking. I see giants climbing mountains I wouldn't dare to do so. I see cyclists racing little French roads, I used to explore searching the unexpected. I see the beautiful countryside passing by from my chair, I see Foix, Mirepoix, Montsegur, other places I know so well. While the cyclists do their thing, I remember great restaurants, nice people, lovely wines. But of course I also see cyclists fighting, I love watching the psychological games, the power of muscles, the best biking-materials. Tour de France has everyting in it: Tragedy and Romance.
I know, last year, there was tragedy. It was all about doping. Rasmussen, wearing the yellow shirt, had to leave the Tour. This year, the Tour-director declared that the organization would do its utmost to keep the Tour clean. All cyclists knew, doping had to be banned.
I watched good fighting, I thought.
I saw Ricardo Ricco from Italy winning twice, I thought.
In fact I saw a junkie winning, which means: losing. Yesterday he was found positive on using 3rd generation EPO. 3rd generation? Yes, indeed! Sports is all about money - 3rd generation EPO was supposed to be invisible in bloodsamples. And so, some stupid cyclist-cows tend to take dope to be the best, to get the yellow (or white, or green, or whatever shirt). They take a risk, just to be the best for one day. The best? What does it mean? Poor beggars!
So, again, a Tour de France, full of tragedy. Was this unexpected? Tour-Director said: 'no, not quite'. He also said: 'We will continue to bann doping - the battle must go on'. I wish him good luck. I am not a sportswoman. I don't want to be the best in something. Real sportspeople may be clean, some of them take any drug to cheat. What a pity.
Next month, another event starts: Olympic Games in Beijing - China. For sure, with more unexpected news to come up.
