Well we finally arrived in Penticton, and after some 12 hours of flying and driving I can finally put my feet up. Some really cute girl drove me to the airport this morning – have to get her number! Both flights were uneventful which is always a good thing. I did feel that the further north I got the fatter people became. I wonder if there’s really a correlation?

Other amusements from today: A wild turkey crossing (why, oh why did you not just fly across the road?), a deer eating the meticulously manicured grass and flower signpost at the entrance to some town, and Michael, Susan, and I sitting in the car, parked outside what we *think* is the correct house, wondering how we could have gotten something wrong since no lights were on in the front and no cars were in the driveway… Finally I walked up to the front door after a good 15 minutes of pondering and found a sticky note: “Out to dinner, come on in!”.

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I'm not saying Boonen's banner 2007 season was due to riding a Specialized bike - but with Contador possibly benched for a doping violation the Morgan Hill boys want a big time rider winning races that gets front page coverage. But that's not the end of it. The excellent blog "inrng" pointed out that Specialized issued a press release on the company's web site and then removed it stating that the California bike company was in fact sponsoring the Belgian team in 2012. Does Specialized have the power/cash to bump out Ridley bikes and Lazer helmets, both of who had been announced to be suppliers to the squad in 2012. It was just announced that thirty-four year old Dutch rider Addy Engels contract wasn't renewed with Omega Pharma for 2012, so it looks like perhaps there is room for one more rider on the squad. Cast your mind back to the days when Tom Boonen was actually winning races in a consistent manner - that was with Specialized. As I mentioned last week, the road season is nearly over. There is only one problem to that story - the team has already reached its rider cap of 30.

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