Tour de Shame?

The world's most famous bicycle race limped to a close as a Spaniard won the Tour de France by 23 seconds over his nearest rival. All in all, the French were probably glad to have this abomination over and done with. That's because for several years now, the news from the tour has been more about which competitors are illegally doped than bicycle racing. The highlight of this year's tour wasn't the grueling climb throgh the Alps, but the expulsion of several frontrunners for either testing positive for dope or missing prerace tests which could have shown they were taking banned substances. Last year's winner, Floyd Landis, wasn't on hand, since he's still back home sulking and suing after having his 2006 title pulled when postrace drug tests came back positive. Meanwhile, people around the world are seeking a sport where the "athletes" rely more on talent than drugs to win. Maybe NASCAR.