I finished LA's autobiography, "It's Not About The Bike", just last week. It wasn't until I finished it that a friend told me that he and his wife were separating. I was devistated. It was so easy to forget that the book was written 4.5 years ago. I still had the image of her as the perfect wife in my mind.

The truth is that their life together was all about HIS life. That is the nature of being married to an international superstar athelete. She was in a difficult situation. At one part in the book, LA wrote that his wife approached him and said "did you ever wonder what I do all day? Did you ever think to ask how I feel?"

After being dragged around for 4+ years, I guess she had enough.

LA does have a big ego. It's the necessity of his chosen profession. Without it, he could not have the winning, take no prisoners, mindset that's necessary to win the Tour de F. His killer focus, and iron wil,l leave no room to worry about little things like family. This is what she signed up for -- even if he wasn't cycling when they met.


P.S.: It IS about the bike!