On Tap...

Water, Water, Everywhere...
Its been well chronicled that 75% of the earth is covered by water, with 3% of that water being fresh water.

Our cycling analogy; the boys over at Gerolsteiner currently own 66.7% of the Ardennes Classics and are looking to add the remaining 33.3% come Sunday.

In 2004, Davide Rebellin completed the unprecedented Ardennes triple; winning the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallonne, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. This year, Rebellin and his Gerolsteiner team are poised for the hat trick, as Stefan Schumacher claimed Amstel and Rebellin, La Fleche Wallonne.

Gerolsteiner's main competition should come in the form of two riders, the Spaniard, Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) and the Italian, Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas). Interestingly enough, both were able to win two-thirds of the Ardennes Classics in 2006 and 2005, respectively.

So what's On Tap...possibly Gerolsteiner water at this Sunday's running of Liege-Bastogne-Liege; the mother (quite literally, as its nickname of La Doyenne means "old woman" in French) of cycling's monuments (it first running was in 1892).

Again, watch it LIVE on Cycling.tv, or see the re-cap on Versus. To follow it on the internet, tune into Cyclingnews.com.

Traveling Blogger
Oude Granny is on the move again, as I will be in Barrington, IL, for a group ride (where I'll also be checking in on our IronGal in training, Katie). During my short stay in the Land of Lincoln, I also hope to take in The Flying Scotsman. Look for a review next week.