What Drives Me Crazy

Watching sports with my mom was never easy... she'd be screaming at the tv during Seahawks or UW Husky games "Go! Go! Go!" or if someone was fouling for unnecessary roughness she'd be screaming "He has a mother!!" At a stadium this would be okay, but at home with a hot iron in one hand and jumping up and down as if the players could actually hear her was another. More often than not she'd end up watching it in another room so that my Dad could actually follow the game.

Cycling has turned into that shouting match for me. In case you haven't seen a major race like the Giro, Tour de France (TDF), or pretty much any race that has Lance Armstrong in it anymore... there are some serious nut cases out there. Sure, there's the guy dressed like the Devil that shows up throughout the TDF, but he's pretty much harmless. It's the crazies that show up in Texas Longhorn hats sporting extra long horns, who when they turn their heads nearly take out the next four cyclists. I find myself shouting at the tv "Get out of the way idiot!" or "Come on moron!! Geez!" And then there is the exasperated "Oh Dear God!!" (He must be there because other than the scene on Stage 15 of the 2003 TDF causing Lance Armstrong to crash when a spectator's bag handle caught his handle bar, I haven't actually seen one of these imbecils taking out a cyclist. Below is a link to video showing Lance's crash and recovery.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxGNttpaZA

I know, I know... as if they can not only hear me across time zones but through time delay and a tv set. HD isn't that good... yet.

I found this video from Universal Sports that pretty much sums it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWj7PaLkPqI

One of Scott's goals is to watch the Tour de France live. After watching these races over the years, one thing is becoming clear... I just may need to go along to insure that he doesn't pull one of these stunts. ;-)

The Cycling Widow