Go Wiggo!

A huge Congratulations to Bradley Wiggins (Wiggo) and Team Sky for what amounted to be a fantastic Tour de France for Great Britain and the world of cycling as he became the first Briton to win le Tour in the 99 years of its existance.

Wiggo showed poise in the face of assanine doping allegations from the media and dominated the 9th and 19th stages in the Indivdual Time Trial (ITT) sealing his spot as the winner of the 20 stage race that covered 3497 km or 2172.935 miles.

In addition to Wiggo winning the overall classification in le Tour, Team Sky also had a second rider on the final podium in Chris Froome who placed 2nd and Sprinter Mark Cavendish finished this years Tour de France with his 23rd Stage win in his 5 years of participating in the Tour de France.

Chapeau to all the competitors of this years' Tour de France! 

I look forward to seeing all the pros racing again in the Olympics (Road Race July 28/Time Trial August 1), the Tour of Utah (August 7-12) and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado (August 20-26)!

The following photos are taken courtesy of TheAtlantic.com





Stage 19 ITT





Stage 19 ITT Finish



The following are links to video highlights of the 2012 Tour.  Peruse through and let me know what you think of this years Tour de France  If you had the chance to view any of it, what are your favorite moments?

Tour de France 2012: the best bits pt1-video

Tour de France 2012: the best bits pt2-video

Tour de France 2012: the best bits pt3-video

Until the next time,

Keep your mind sharp, body fit, and pedal hard

MB&B
@MindBodyBike

Paris-Nice 2012

Chapeau! or hat's off! to Bradley Wiggins aka "Wiggo" of Team Sky for his victory of the Paris-Nice race which concluded this past weekend.  He becomes the 2nd Briton to win this classic race since Tom Simpson in 1967.












Paris-Nice ran from Sunday March 4th to 11th 2012, the 70th annual classic race was made up of 8 stages and covered a total distance of 1,155.5 kilometers or 717.994 miles.

Until the next time

Keep your mind sharp, body fit and pedal hard

MB&B