Another Event To Add To The List

As I mentioned recently, I keep a list of things I want to do before I die (going to have to add that list to the sidebar here). Today, I found something else to add to the list: L'Etape du Tour. Apparently, they let 8,000 other crazy folks like me ride up the toughest stage of the Tour de France a few days before the real peloton shows up. This year, it's up the Col du Tourmalet. I read about it in a new NYT blog. I don't know whether to admire or pity the guy. Probably a little of both.