Sunday, September 14, 2003

The Great San Francisco Bicycle Race Hmm, there is a difference between getting the newspaper and getting all your news off the internet: local events Of Maximum Importance can be overlooked entirely. Bagdhad, Cancun, no problem; San Francisco, well... I found about today's bike race just by accident. Thanks to Holly I found out in time. It started only 2 years ago but it looks like it's going to stick. Lance Armstrong's winning the Tour de France and then showing up for this 3 years in a row hasn't hurt. Someone in the broadcast booth recalled introducing Willie Brown to the idea: "well, you just have to close down 10 miles of city streets for a day..." And they've done it now, 3 years in a row. The country's (world's?) toughest course. 7:35:42 PM    comment []  trackback []