Sunday, June 11, 2006

A Spring That Blooms Eternal

Levi Leipheimer descends during Stage 7 (photo by Graham Watson)

Levi Leipheimer has won the Dauphine Libere.
Tom Boonen has won the first stage of the Tour of Switzerland.
Between Floyd Landis and now Leipheimer, this has been a remarkable spring for Americans in the post-Lance era.
Could we see yet another American in Paris on July 23 -- the 11th in 21 years (no wonder the French hate us!)?
And will Boonen dominate the sprints for the Green Jersey in the Tour de France?
The latter is more likely than the former, but I wouldn't bet against either.

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Sunday, June 11, 2006

A Spring That Blooms Eternal

Levi Leipheimer descends during Stage 7 (photo by Graham Watson)

Levi Leipheimer has won the Dauphine Libere.
Tom Boonen has won the first stage of the Tour of Switzerland.
Between Floyd Landis and now Leipheimer, this has been a remarkable spring for Americans in the post-Lance era.
Could we see yet another American in Paris on July 23 -- the 11th in 21 years (no wonder the French hate us!)?
And will Boonen dominate the sprints for the Green Jersey in the Tour de France?
The latter is more likely than the former, but I wouldn't bet against either.

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