CRASHING THE TOUR

late evening coffee ain't no friend of easy sleep or early rising. and so i didn't make it to oblique coffee roasters or to st. honoré for a morning cup and to watch the climb up the "iconic mountain" between modane valfréjus and alpe-d’huez. i did, though, manage to drag myself to the computer in time to catch the rear of the group rolling through the finish of the stage on a live stream. "an amazing bit of sporting spectacle." tour commentary is almost more stirring than the race itself. here comes the stage recap montage set to "ain't no mountain high enough"! word is they're considering having a national holiday down under should cadell evans end up taking an overall first, but the yellow and green jerseys are both still in doubt. can voeckler do it for the french? talk to the guys talking on british eurosport. maybe it's just the accents, but they could probably get me excited about anything. tour! tour! tour! whoa: there's a game app? i wonder if it includes the frenzied spectators waving hands and flags and running up around the riders. the guys on british eurosport are surprised they don't cause more riders to go down. maybe if i actually watch one of the last two stages i can see a crash.