With the Tour so close the grand depart only a breath away, there are many questions about this year's parcours. The European national championships have mostly come to a close and riders are resting after testing periods at Dauphine and the Tour de Suisse. The list this year is long for podium contenders including Bradley Wiggins, Lance Armstrong, Christian Van De Velde, Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Frank Schleck, Ivan Basso and Cadel Evans to name a few. There is a veritable slew of competitors this year vying for the top spot, but only time will tell (three weeks to be exact) who comes out on top.
While Armstrong has confirmed that this will be his last tour (again) other riders seem poised to start a true tour legacy...cough cough...ahemandyschleckcoughhack...cough. Excuse me.
Regardless of who dons the maillot jaune come the end of the Tour, this race promises to be an exciting one with plenty of competitive individuals and teams.
Of course, what would be a tour without the affable and ofttimes laughable Jens Voigt. To get you in the spirit take a gander at a few of these sample facts about Jens.
- When Jens Voigt rides off the front of a peloton, he’s not actually riding faster, he’s pulling the earth closer towards him.
- Jens Voigt rides so fast during attacks, that he could circle the globe, hold his own wheel, and ride in his own draft. At least as long as he didn’t try to drop himself.
- If by some incredible space-time paradox Jens could ever race himself, he would win
- Jens no longer has a shadow because he dropped it repeatedly until it climbed into the Saxo Bank team car claiming a stomach ailment and retired.
- Jens does not feel pain. Pain feels Jens.
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