I shouldn't brag...

But I will, just a bit. You know for me as a nubile cyclist to be at one level ( if you call being slow a level) one week and finding the next gear the next week,just a few days in-between rides, incredible. I have spoken of finding the next gear her and there but never this dramatic ( watch next week as this statement and I go down in flames!). Anyway I again broke into a new speed of 25-27 mph with the A's tonight and it felt really great to keep up and BREATH with out going into oxygen starvation.  OK,OK I got popped off the back because I haven't had enough miles under my belt to sustain this speed...yet.  But I did my pull for 1/4 mile and got the group up to 24-mph with a head wind. Yes it was me who was impressed but it felt great. Finally some improvement after a plateau or should I say prerrie mesa.
To change the subject it looks as though Alberto is in the gold @ Paris-Nice, mors the pity. But as the general consciences is among the pelaton, this TDF should hold the fate of elite in the balance. All bets are off with the big guys on their own teams and some of the new meat as strong as they are they just might steal some thunder.    TomBoonen http://www.europeloton.com/2010/03/back-in-black-belgian-champ-boonen.html  is kicking but and he could do well and surprise the big boys, I hope. It's always good to throw a little wild card and wild chid into the mix. It keeps everyone honest or we will see allot of temporal alliances that hurt the over-all race? In the scheme of things it is all the rich tapestry of the TDF.
Lastly, have you seen the Google bike maps, WHAT A JOKE. As a cyclist I asked for a map to get me from where I live in Naples Florida to Sanibel Island, some 55 miles by the right rode. So I input the info to Google and it sends me on the worst road which is a death trap, and is 10 miles longer without scenery. So what I see is a huge company that has the power but no idea what the needs of the cyclist are and trying to knock off the small guys who have been there for the cyclist for years. Google let the cyclists alone and take care of the corporate cars and stuff, you are good at what yo do in these areas.
If I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying.