Weekend Wrap - Down and Out in SoCal

With the end of the 2nd Tour of California coinciding with the 79th Annual Academy Awards, Oude Granny thought he'd hand out some early season awards.

Frontrunner/Best Man - "Jennifer Hudson Award"
Levi, who else! Just like Ms. Hudson (who swept every single award in her category this award season), Leipheimer led the TOC from start to finish, winning both the prologue and the ITT in the process.

About Time - "Martin Scorsese Award"
Well I was going to give this one to any of the various sprinters who won in the TOC, Bettini, Haedo, Brown, or Ivan Dominguez. But this one goes out to last year's winner, Floyd Landis because it seems that the cycling community/fan base may finally get some resolution to his case before the next Tour de France (wishful thinking; don't hold your breath!) His Wiki Defense on the Floyd Fairness Fund website has certainly caused a stir with (more like raised the ire of) USADA, WADA, and the other powers that be as the court of public opinion seems to be painting a picture of incompetence of the testers.

Hard Luck - "Leonardo DiCaprio Award"
Oude Granny's "man love" (which in the "man world" is alright, unless you continually talk about it, then it becomes weird; not that there's anything wrong with that) doesn't extend to the actor (by the way, you gotta give it up for Leonardo, not only for the great name, but because he's been in some great movies, so his acting can't be that bad or his presence in great movies merely a coincidence, but I digress), but more to the recipient, George Hincapie. Oude Granny's "Guy for the Classics" broke his wrist this weekend and will be unable to participate in his beloved Classics. So like Leonardo, you have to begin to wonder, will he ever win the grand prize (Paris-Roubaix or Flanders)?

Still My Favorite Cycling Pic!
Photo - Graham Watson