The Warped World of Barry Astral

Milan fast crit

As the peloton toured round the streets of Milan, the word had spread that a certain Italian rider of princely status, had been diagnosed with Swine Flu.
The reaction was swift. The peloton was spooked.
Those that could sprint, did just that. Upping the pace from 35 to 65Kph

Cav won of course, like the proverbial off a shovel.His face not masked in pain, but a complete face mask ensuring his victory.

These rumours proved false, however, but not before evacuating half Milan.

Stage 10

Well, this really was ridiculous. The first 3 mountain passes were removed form the route. As the word went round there was no radio contact above 2000m.

The peloton was not told in time and the organisers hired 25 St Bernard dogs to rescue the lost riders.

These animals, with barrels of stimulants under their chins were only trained to sniff out certain riders. As it happened these beasts are not much good outside of the St Bernard's pass in Switzerland.
And if they got lost - what then ?

And to finish up, a pretty ditty from yours truly…

However, the glance from Lance
Sent the rest in a trance.
He's getting on form for the Tour De France.
A top 10 placing
Means he's really racing and not just pacing.