Monday morning Lance Armstrong Sirius LiveStrong report: Re-run of the show from Belgium and Lance’s first race there. Guess things did not work out for a live broadcast yesterday....

Just watched the live-streaming of the Giro on OLN. Yeah - it is not the ultimate, but the price is cheap - chomp change each day. No sound but motos and helicopters and occasional crowd noise as the motos pass thru towns. Screen graphics are in Italian and not too difficult to figure out... But, hey, that’s real life if you are watching along the route somewhere in Italy...

I tuned in late and did not see any DC team kits a the Testa Della Corsa (head of the course). I try to spot them quickly in the shots by the turquoise jerseys and black shorts, but they were difficult to spot in the images. Sure be nice if they had distinctive helmets or something that stands out... But, I don’t care, I’ll watch anywhere, anyway and be happy....

Looks like Volodymyr placed 12th with ST as the winner, McEwen. Petacchi ended up fourth...Damn fine job, VB! Some Italian rider crashed right into the metal barriers face-first earlier in the race - hope he is OK. He went away in an ambulance...

If anyone is interested in the Cat’s Hill Classic results, the podium shots from the Cat’s Hill race are up on smugmug (link is below). If you didn’t race or know someone who raced, you may not be interested in seeing a series of similar podium shots....