that was not meant to be a tirade. i was using a common literary device known as sarcasm because i was indeed referring to the race. i'm sorry that there are now known emoticons to indicate such a device.

if i felt like going on a greenpeace related tirade i would have mentioned something about the "environmentally friendly car" (oxymoron) tax break that the federal gov't just introduced yesterday. what an effing joke! if they really cared i'd be able to write my bike off as my main source of transportation.

/tirade