Bob is the gold standard but Drew isn't that bad

The two skinny climbers went at it again today as the ranks of those who can reasonably contend for victory was reduced to two. The recent success of the Spanish football team has reminded me of the many divisions in Spanish society. I decided that referring to the skinny climber in blue as Spanish was not politically correct enough so I did a bit of Wikipedia research. I believe it is safe to say that the skinny climber from Luxembourg has taken the yellow jersey with the skinny Castillian climber proving to be equal at least on this day and moving into second place. It is a good thing I did the research as I was slightly inclined to believe that the Spanish guy might be Basque.

The Luxembourger will be awarded a NEW CAR.

In other football news FC Nantes has already played two friendlies as preparation begins for the new Ligue 2 season.

Tuesday 10:45am is almost as nice as Monday 10am being only a tiny, tiny bit more busy. I rode mostly southeast into today's wind. I have noticed of late that the south wind seems to bring humidity. The north wind brings the dry and cool Canadian air, that stuff blowing in from the south isn't quite as nice. Today's ride took me through Como Park near McMurray field where I discovered the Mounted Police preparing for some patrolling.There wasn't much going on in the park today (see above comments about Tuesday 10:45am) so I think the horse police appearance was probably more for the benefit of the horses than for actual law enforcement purposes.

I appear quite likely to be out of town on primary election day next month so I need to vote early and absentee. In preparation for voting I rode past Roy's yard for information about which of the candidates is preferred for some of the lesser races.We don't live in Lesch's district so that one is irrelevant but the others are Sheriff, County Attorney, Governor and U.S. House of Representatives, all offices for which I have a vote. This photo is also posted as an aid to TOPWLH.

I came across this cow on the hill on the way up from Lake Como.That cow appears every year about this time. I assume it is related to the Fair but I do not recall ever seeing it over there. I will be watching more carefully this year.