{"id":325,"date":"2020-02-02T11:32:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T19:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonathanfish.com\/tokyo2020\/?p=325"},"modified":"2020-02-05T21:54:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T05:54:57","slug":"sport-spotlight-mens-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonathanfish.com\/tokyo2020\/sport-spotlight-mens-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport spotlight – men’s cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People that know me know I\u2019m a big fan of cycling. Here\u2019s a picture of me in the Tour de France King of the Mountain jersey in 2000.<\/p>\n

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2000 California AIDS Ride, Day 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pretty cool, huh? Context is important though, because that is a replica jersey bought in Verdun, France<\/a> in 1993 (another time living in Luxembourg<\/a> \u2026) when a stage finished there. This picture was during the 2000 AIDS Ride<\/a> and I wore the jersey because it was the hilliest day.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, in 1993 in Verdun, some brash 21 year old American in the US champion\u2019s Stars and Stripes jersey won his first ever stage<\/a> of the Tour de France. His name was Lance Armstrong. I was so excited, an avid cyclist and American with an American winning the stage. Then he had his post-race interview, and it was unpolished and rude, and I was embarrassed. From that day, I had a love\/hate relationship with him.<\/p>\n

Watch this long video with Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, and look at the lineup of dopers! There is also a bit of a Verdun history lesson as well.<\/p>\n