Just a quick note to say that I have officially turned off all following of cycling.  This is not to say that I am one of the thousands throwing themselves from the bandwagon. I still appreciate the true sport, but I simply cannot bring myself to avidly follow when so much vitriol is spewn on a daily, even hourly, basis.  For once and for all, to everyone out there who feels like Santa Claus was just murdered in front of their faces, get over it.  The world is a big place, and we are merely minor players in it.  Amazingly enough, most of us will wake up tomorrow, and the day after.  We have to live our lives, and not be consumed by the petty hatred that seeps from the sports world right now.

My personal thoughts and prayers with the victims and all those affected by Hurricane Sandy.  Here is to a speedy recovery, and hopefully only a short time off the bike, so to speak.

BlytheLea