The 2008 edition of the Giro d'Italia is officially over. If you didn't watch it you really missed out on a great race. Almost every stage was able to bring edge-of-your-seat racing with quite a few teams and riders helping to keep it fun to watch. Liquigas ended up with four stage wins, 3 from Bennati and 1 from Pellizotti, Pellizotti also held the pink jersey for a few days, and Bennati completed the Giro while still in control of the best sprinter's jersey. Definitely a successful Giro in my book.

Last week was pretty much a wash for my as far as my riding goes. I was off the bike from Tuesday through Friday for various reasons which got a bit frustrating at times. I was able to get out a couple of times over the weekend though. A couple of hours on Saturday were spent rolling some of the rolling hills SW of Cedar Falls along W. Ridgeway Ave. The road itself is not much to be desired but, the hills were nice. Sunday was a nice ride to Janesville with Blue to check out the bridge that has been under construction for two or three years. They should be done with that this fall. The ride turned out to be a touch over two hours and the legs felt pretty good afterwards.

Grabbed the customary Sunday lunch at Toad's and then my brother Adam and I went and played some golf, first time for me this year and also first time in probably four plus years. Needless to say I sucked but, I have plenty of room for improvement. Things did get a little better as we went so hopefully next time will be better.

Now for a short rant. The street that I live on has been torn up for over nine weeks, it was scheduled to be closed for seven weeks, and it will probably be closed for at least two more. At least three of the last nine weeks has seen the road sit untouched by any construction crews for at least two weeks. What does all of this equate to? It means that I have to park my car in the street on one of the side streets. I HATE parking my car in the street for one reason, the reason that came true this weekend. Someone hit my car leaving a couple of nice sized dents in the driver's door and then drove away so that I have no idea who it was. That kind of stuff just really ticks me off. Now I get to pay for someone else's damage to my property because they are too immature to come forward and admit their wrongdoing. My car should have been tucked safely in my own garage over two weeks ago too.

I need some time away from everything.

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