Shame on you if you're not watching. Forget the All-Star "This Time it Counts (for only two teams)" Game, the real action is in the Tour. Today, Lance held a strong position within the peloton and kept his 6th place overall. I almost felt bad for the two riders who were in a breakaway all day up until the last 200 meters when they were caught and didn't get any recognition, then they talked about how one of those riders, Filippo Simeoni is suing Lance Armstrong for defamation of character. Though I don't know much about the suit (no one does really), it just seems like a personal grudge that he's trying to settle in court.

And then, to top it off, his team, Domina Vacanze tried to get the peloton to slow down the chase of him and the other leader so they would have a chance to win the stage. Turned out, they didn't win the stage as they were caught and the rider who was trying to slow the peloton down got a nice little shove and almost fell over in a humorous part of the race. I enjoy watching true competitors compete, but crap like this shouldn't be allowed. I want to see Ullrick, Mayo, O'Grady, and McEwen fight with Armstrong for the race, but I don't want to see people in it who are suing other riders and whose team intentionally tries to slow the pace of the race.

Psst...Simeoni & Domina Vacanze...

sports-man-ship (n.) Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing.

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