This weekend, tomorrow to be exact, Lance Armstrong begins his defense of the Tour de France. Since I’ll be in Tennessee on a canoe trip, I won’t be able to listen or watch the Tour until I get back. I’m really excited about watching the Tour this year though! Last year I listened to most of the Tour online, but this year I have OLN so I get to watch it too. I think Ivan Basso of Team CSC will be his biggest threat. He was the only rider last year who could stay with Lance in the Mountains and this year I’ve read he learned to time trial better. His poor time trialing skills were the reason he lost second place last year. Good luck Lance!