Can anyone explain why Floyd’s positive test comes back in a week and Contador’s test doesn’t get released for over two months. Think it had anything to do with the fact that Floyd was racing start $$$ races at 80,000 euros each, or there about, so he missed out on a ton of cash in his pocket?

I have a ticket to fly to LA on Friday for the UCI cross races. I’ve been watching the weather there and it is finally under 100 degrees. Looks like it is only going to be in the mid 90’s on Saturday and a little cooler on Sunday. Great cyclocross weather. I am not really sure why I’m going there now.

I build up Catherine’s new Blue cyclocross bike yesterday. It is very nice. And light. It weighs in a little over 16lbs with nothing stupid light on it. It wouldn’t be too hard to get it down to close to the UCI minimum weight. It would cost a lot though.

Has anyone tried the stuff in the photo below to seal the sidewalls of their ‘cross tires? There are a couple photos of before and after I put it on the sidewall of a Challenge tire. It’s called Plasti Dip. You’re supposed dip handles of tools into it for some reason.

I emailed Shawn Farrell, Technical Director of USA Cycling, to ask about how and if they plan to enforce the UCI 33mm tire width rule in cyclocross. He emailed back that the UCI was sending a tool, which they haven’t sent yet. I’ve been measuring tires with calipers and it is all jacked up. I have 34 mm Dugast that are 90% under 33mm. I have 32mm Challenge that are still 10% over 33 at some places. I have 30mm Michelin Jets that measure over 33mm everywhere. The clincher deal is a mess. It really depends on rim width on what the final tire measurement is going to be. Man, what a dumb rule change. 35mm to 33mm cyclcross tires. Stupid.

I’m debating whether to run my brakes backwards this season in cyclocross. I do like the left hand, rear braking in icy, slick condition, but the rest of the time it just mixes me up.

Yesterday I had something over 3500 people view my website. I think that was a record. I’m not sure why that was. The Arizona Bass Fisherman contributed 10% of the total. They either don’t like police much or like to look at gruesome photos.

Did you see that astronomers found a new planet, Gliese 581g, which is very much Earth-like and might be able to suppose life. It’s in another solar system, only 120 trillion miles away. So, as we continue to screw-up our environment, we can rest a little easier, knowing that there is a place we can relocate and prosper.

I love reading the free column in the local paper. Our local paper sucks, like most newspaper do nowadays. But, the free column is great. Today you can have a free ferret with cage, free koi fish (big goldfish/carp), free walnuts (if you pick them off the ground), free hens (10) or free 2 Crabapple trees (you cut and haul away). Plus all the kittens or puppies you can imagine. People are way interesting.

Can of Plati Dip. It adheres to about anything and is not supposed to peel or crack. I'll tell you how it works.

Used Challenge 34mm tire before Plasti Dip.

And after Plastic Dip. It comes in other colors too.

Catherine's new Blue cyclocross bike. It build up good. I think it is going to be a good bike. BB height is close to 30cm.

Champion Systems send these micro jerseys along with your clothing order. To get the right perspective on the size, the number above is a standard back number from Battenkill this year. This one even has the World Stripes on the collar and arms.

I cut this advertisement for USA Cycling off somewhere. I don't remember where. I do know that they need to get their priorities straight. I doubt many of us that have USA Cycling licenses think their first mission is - to achieve sustained success in international cycling competion.

I’ve been reading a little about Alberto’s situation today. He’s going with the Paola Pezzo defense, contaminated food ingestion. Seems like David Millar is going to give him the benefit of the doubt, as of now.

This story at Velonation seems to point the other way.

I’m sure it is going to be interesting in the coming months. The science behind it all is going to be very interesting.

The science might be interesting, but the last part of the WADA code pertaining to this is going to be very hard to get by—-

10.5.2 No Significant Fault or Negligence
If an Athlete or other Person establishes in an individual case that he or she bears No Significant Fault or Negligence, then the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be reduced, but the reduced period of Ineligibility may not be less than one-half of the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable. If the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility is a lifetime, the reduced period under this Article may be no less than eight (8) years. When a Prohibited Substance or its Markers or Metabolites is detected in an Athlete’s Sample in violation of Article 2.1 (Presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers), the

Athlete must also establish how the Prohibited Substance entered his or her system in order to have the period of Ineligibility reduced.

He is going to have a very hard time doing this.

It worked for Paolo, contaminated beef.

He should not go with the meat and potato defense. He should go with the…………..

………….. turtle blood/beef combo defense. It is a sure thing he’ll retain his Tour de France title if he chooses that route. (No turtles were harmed for this photo.)