Tour de France 2013

Looking back on Tour de France in 20 years time, if not sooner, unfortunately US Postal/Discovery, including Lance Armstrong, will go down in history as the ones who killed some formidable qualities such as instinct, guts, bravery and spontaneity let alone passion, heart and soul, just to mention a few forgotten elements of the sport that can't be computer calculated and listed on spreadsheets - basically everything I love and treasure about professional cycling having followed it and been part of the sport one way or another for nearly 40 years. By then undoubtedly pro teams will simply compare Watt diagrams and do a round of honours in Paris and the race will be over and done with.

Don't get me wrong; fabulous performance by Lance and US Postal/Discovery - you can't take that away from them - but today the Tour de France and pro cycling died a little bit, and this is just the beginning. Good day for Lance and US Postal/Discovery, not so good for cycling and Tour de France.

ftfy.

Do you even?