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Well kids, the Tour is over, Floyd is the new champion, and the doctors are getting ready to saw his hip off. That’s a bit morbid, but on a lighter side, check out Phil Zajicek’s post from back in the day when he and Floyd rode on Mercury together.

And now, without haste I present to you more…
Randomness - Vol 1, Episode 3 -

Randomness 3.1 - Cycling - It’s Just a Bunch of Propaganda! - Well, this wasn’t exactly on the internet, although, you can get them for free if you buy something from the Discovery web site right now.

I had dinner with a friend in downtown LA in Little Tokyo the other night and stumbled upon these propaganda style posters plastered on a wall. It was kind of cool to see cycling marketed along side concerts announcements, Gucci, and Toyota ads.

Randomness 3.2 - Make the Most of Your Air Miles
While preparing for my trip to Japan next month, I’ve come across some helpful travel related sites. Webflyer.com has some good info on making the most of your air miles.

Why Japan in August during the most god-awful humid and hottest time of the year? Well, because school starts soon and it’s really the only time I have. I’ve been studying it for the past 2 semesters at Santa Monica College and figure I better put it to good use or I’ll forget it all. I’m a big fan of Iron Chef and Most Extreme Challenge, which I highly recommend if you have Spike TV. It’s no longer on the air in Japan, but my friends tell me it was sort of like Survivor, but with more injuries and a lot less money.

Plus, any country where this is aired on TV is top on my list for travel destinations: