The Tour of Utah has come and gone. Might as well been the Tour of Antarctica for me since I did not make it to a single stage. I did see a Rock Racing bus on my way to the cube farm one day though. Anyway, the 801 was well represented with Brothere Louder taking the win and Brother Swindlehurst 4th. Snake told me that Stage 2 started like a crit, then got hard. Ouch. If Snake says it is hard then it is a world of pain that few can imagine. Sounds like the race had it all. Climbing, wind, and even fisticuffs.

I think the heat of Bejing may be getting to Sven Nys. According to Velonews Brother Nys had this to say of the Olympic MTB race. “Being here beats every cyclocross for the rest of my life. It gives me goose bumps.” Better than cross? Blasphemy. I am sure when he gets back to the rains of Belgium he will come to his senses.

I will be chasing my own dreams of dirty glory at the American Mountain Classic begining tomorrow. It is not better then cross, but it will be fun. Hopefully I will have a wireless connection so I can bore you all with tales from the middle of the pack.

If you are in need of any gear for your next outdoor adventure check out my pals over at Backcountry.com as they are having their huge Semi-Annual sale starting today. Heck, they even have bike gear now so give ‘em a look and tell then The Rev sent ya.

Brothers and Sisters I am just going to say it. I am an Olympic junkie. I will watch pretty much any event at the Olympics. Ping pong, fencing you name it. Still though, the cycling events are the ones I really look forward too (and womens beach volleyball). The road course was an absolute killer ya? That was one race I was glad to be watching rather then racing in. I watched the mens RR live online which meant I was up til 2:30 am and it was worth every second of sleep I missed. Too bad some douche bag Spanish dude chick had to get popped for EPO. At least it was not Sanchez, though the “Dirty Sanchez” headlines would have been kind of funny. Cancellara better get used to a medal other than gold cuz I think Brother Zabriskie will be smiled upon by the Gods of The Big Ring and Gold shall be coming to the 801.
The womens race was even more epic what with the rain and all. Nicole Cooke’s primal scream at the finish was total Big Ring material.

Here in the 801 the Tour of Utah starts on Wed. Hopefully I can sneak away from the cube farm and get some pics and maybe some rider quotes. The Big Ring’s own Brother Swindlehurst is in fine form for this one. Expect some carnage on the many feet of vertical in this one.