Doin' the Time Warp

The Tour of California starts . . . right about now (flipping between that and the KU-KSU game). In it we have Lance Armstrong, who retired a few years ago, Floyd Landis, who returns from a two-year suspension after being stripped of his Tour de France title, and Ivan Basso, who is also returning from a doping suspension after winning multiple grand tours. Probably not a contender in this race, but the current U.S. pro champion is old-timer and previously suspended Tyler Hamilton. All back after being written off as done.

Then, of course, we have all of the current best riders from the U.S., like two-time previous ToC winner Levi Liepheimer, rising star Christain VandeVelde, and George Hincapie. Plus many top riders from Europe like Tom Boonen, Carlos Sastre, and the Schleck brothers. This is a stacked field and the start of what should be a great season.

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