Last year after Armstrong won Tour de France #5, a columnist in our local paper wrote an article saying how Lance is not a true athlete. He said any child can ride a bike and how could anyone be considered an athletic hero just for riding a bike? He went to compare bike riding with baseball, how a baseball player needs hand-eye coordination to hit and catch. and the truly gifted players run, jump, catch and throw the ball back into the infield all in one action. The ironic part is that he compared Armstrong with Barry Bonds (who's currently under investigation for steroid use). Needless to say, area cyclists challenged this columnist for even the most simplest of road rides, just a "simple" ride up Page Mill Road (a local ride with a pretty steady climb), He never did it.

I can never understand why anyone would bad-mouth a sport without even trying it. I have absolutely no interest in golfing nor fishing, but at least I don't talk trash about it. I figure it's fun for others so good for them. Your roommate has some serious self-esteem problems and obviously his girlfriend is not helping.