Blame it on Lance

If it wasn't for Lance's return to cycling there would not have been such a media blitzkrieg to get everyone stirred up;  if it wasn't for Lance in the Tour de France it wouldn't have been broadcast, all 21 days of it, on cable sports;  if it wasn't for Lance I wouldn't have watched everyday of the Tour and gotten the bike bug. Yes I blame it on you Lance!
Lance is an elite athlete unlike me; Lance has top trainers to learn how to be more efficient, I don't. Lance has an army of techs, mechanics, massage therapists and dietitians, I don't. Lance has overcome many obstacles in life, so have I. Other things we have in common is taking care of people, fighting for what we believe in and cycling.
When I started riding the guy that got me going and kept me rolling was Greg Lamond. Yes, Greg was the up-and-coming  man of the pros and every time he clawed his way to the top I used it to fuel my own passion.  That was then, thanks Greg.
There's a new sheriff in town, again, by the name of Lance Armstrong. This year as I get ready to ride from Santa Barbara to Monterey in California, I will use Lance as the fuel every time I go on a long training ride, every time I do time sprints, every time I challenge a mountain  road. Every time I have a break through I will blame it on Lance.
For all you out there training for your own ride, if I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying.