I am finally getting a chance to look through the January issue of Cycle Sport mag and their tribute to Eddy Merckx. It’s beautifully done, with the greatest collection of photos - The two-page image of Eddy riding in the rain/snow, climbing the Tre Cimedi Lavaredo in the 1968 Giro is priceless. In almost all the images, Eddy is totally focused, in the zone - his face impassive, expressionless. Makes me think of Lance and his incredible focus when he is riding...

Also, in Graham Watson’s column in that issue of Cycle Sport, there is a retro look at the USPS team - nice history of the team. Cool GW photos of the USPS 1997 Louis Armstrong postage stamp jersey, of Frankie Andreu and George Hincapie riding together, Eki riding in the yellow jersey at the 1997 Dauphine Libere, and in the Focus On section, several color two-page spreads of Le Train Bleu in action.

There’s a soft spot in my heart for the Posties - the nickname, as well as the guys on the team, and those who have been on the team and gone elsewhere. I don’t think anybody called the USPS team “Posties” until my postiefans site went up. Everybody was calling them Postal. I still get letters about finding the right nickname for the Discovery team. I ran a contest for a long time on the Postiefans site for a nickname - so many people sent in the name Disco Boys, or DC’s, but you know, these guys are incredibly tough athletes, not the Village People. It just wasn’t the right fit for a cycling team. So I call them the D-Men until something better comes along.