PU DONG to L.A.

PU DONG to L.A.

Ahhhhhhhh back in this blessed country. Well I made it back from China again and again I made it back with a sickness. Trip went great until my last day. I woke up ill and only got worse on the way home. After 23 hrs of travel I was down to my last Alka-Seltzer cold plus. All I can say is I was lucky to make it home....I woke up with a 102 degree and thanking God I could go to the doctor. I would have been screwed in China with out that steroid and antibiotic shot. I am still recovering 4 days later but should be back up to speed on Monday.

TYLER TINKOFF'S

TYLER TINKOFF'S

U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton, cycles before the start of the second stage of Etoile de Besseges race between Nimes and Saint-Ambroix, near Nimes, southwestern France, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. Hamilton returned to his first stage race Wednesday after a two-year doping ban, finishing deep in the pack. The Olympic gold medalist was 66th in the first stage of the Etoile de Bessages race between Pezenas and Palavas-les-Flots in southern France, 11 seconds behind stage winner Angelo Furlan of Italy.

I for one am glad to see Tyler back in the saddle. I really hope he is up for it. He has always been one of my favorite riders. Well liked by all, modest, and probably the highest pain threshold in the pack. Got to love a good ole American boy.... well he was sentenced two years for a doping violation..., which he denies...but was unable to prove. Who knows maybe he was clean.... well I assume he is now so good Luck Tyler and hope to see you in the Tour again!

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