Don't feel too bad Hans, take it from where it comes, a country with a $1.4 trillion + deficit. We're dumber than you guys are. Man it must piss you off when some stupid American beats the Euro pros in a bicycle race. That would drive me crazy if I were Euro trash.

I come from a long line of Euro trash, Greek and German (both sides of the EU fiscal coin right there). But no summer trip to Greece to this year. Austerity measures. I do always take my bicycle to Greece (my family has a house on the water there). In three trips to the Greek island of Evia since 2006, I've logged about 1500 miles on the local roads there. Europe rocks. But the gas is a bit pricey.