Oh, the Tour de France starts next week. Cases are going back up in France. Big questions about whether they will get through three weeks of racing. Protocol is for teams to get kicked out if 2 (of
riders test positive. But, up to this point, there doesn't seem to be bumps in infections after races, and they've been racing about a month.
The best US rider is on the Dutch team, but the Dutch team is led by a Slovenian. A Columbian won it for the English team. He's being supported by a Russian and an Ecuadorian who won the Grand Tour of Italy. The top US team features 3 Columbians, one of whom really impressed in the Californian race last year, which is no more. The team from the UAE is led by another Slovenian who did well in Spain in the race won by the Dutch Slovenian. The best Italian guy is on another US team, but he's not racing the Tour. Instead, its a Tasmanian and Dutch guy (not on the Dutch team with the American and Slovenian) as leaders. The team sponsored by the Polish shoe company has no shot at the overall but has a great Belgian rider. Meanwhile, the French don't win this thing anymore but they look great when they are in agony.
