Heroes
There are no heroes on TV. Your favorite actor, athlete whatever, they are all phonies. Tool has a great line in the song “Hooker With A Penis” that says “I sold out long before you ever even knew my name”. The Tour de France is a total farce at his point. It is like the Bush/Cheney administration in that it is a total fruad that everyone is just waiting to just go away. If you don’t feel cheated you are not paying attention.
There are heroes though and the don’t ride in the Pro Tour. The guy who commutes everyday by bike rain or shine, the girl who gets up at 5am and runs in secret because her parents don’t think girls should be athletes, the Cat 4/Sport class lifer who shows up every week knowing he will finish mid pack at best, the cancer survivor who rides just ‘cuz she can. There’s your heroes, they are not riding around doped up on the roads of France.
Hamilton, Vino, Basso, Virenque, Ullrich, etc. Just go away, I never want to hear about your lying cheating ass again. I know not all pro cyclists are dopers but thanks to your parents doing a shitty job raising you they are all under suspicion and that sucks. I really believe cycling is the greatest sport in the world and people like you are killing it. Next time I am suffering up Big Mountain I won’t be thinking I am Pantani on the Tourmalet. I will be thinking I am that guy on the Huffy riding to WalMart in a blizzard.
