No 'jaune' for George

After a couple of sets of tennis with the GTA and a guest or two, I came home in time to catch a short interview with George Hincapie shortly after the race in France today. George was fuming a bit. His friends in the peloton (the Garmin team, I think) chased him enough at the end of the stage to deny him the yellow jersey by 5 seconds. He deserves to wear the yellow for one day in his life for the work he put in over the years, including yeoman work for Lance Armstrong. Tomorrow the 'jaune' will probably change hands in a mountain stage and George may be history. No justice.

This bicycle was sitting on a dock in Lake Como when I was circumnavigating the lake this afternoon. There must be a story here. It may illustrate Hincapie's view of bike racing at the moment, too.



Another pair of very pretty flowers growing out of lily pads at the Como Conservatory. The park was crawling with people today - several weddings were taking bride pictures and families were out enjoying a coolish day in July. The temperature remained in the 60's for much of the day.



The tennis courts on St Clair Avenue in Linwood Park now have nets. There were a couple of guys playing pretty good quality singles when I walked by tonight. There remains some work before everything is done. The fences behind the east court have not been re-erected yet. But progress is progress.