Link du Jour: CyclingFever Interviews Repository - Git yer interviews 'ere! Er, really, it's got lots and lots and lots in different languages, including lots of Menchov in español! Yeah, I'm totally excited about that, but I'm totally for reading more about them Sexy Bankers. Yeah, awesome!

Interview Link du Jour: Interview mit Andy & Fränk Schleck (Luxembourgese) - Yes, the interview is dated, originating in February 2006, but it contains pictures of die Brüder Schleck.

Picture Link du Jour: Pretty and Shiny Bike Parts Pornography!

Lancegate: In the Land of Tifosi: CyclingNews declares this item worthy of News Flash status: Armstrong in the Giro.

Kohl on the Coals: Renowned sports newspaper L'Equipe reports: "Bernhard Kohl, Doper!"; Podium Cafe Explores the Issue Too. If this is in fact, er, fact then he is the fourth CERA positive; in future interviews would he blame his Tour de France troublemaker-roomie Schummie? All that is known at this time is that if he has disgraced himself his Third Place Podium reverts to social carnivore Smilin' Menchov (who already has won la Vuelta due to doping) and the KOM jersey becomes the property of Don Juan Carlos. Oh my, that would mean Vande Velde's Fourth and Big Schleck's Fifth...

Skepticism at Work: Brand me as sadistic for mentioning this item, but some Danish Survey Marks Fränk Schleck as Guilty. Yes, by all means question the survey methods and the survey agenda. Better yet, scratch your head and shrug your shoulders at Sporten.dk with its focus on everything to do with Uncle Bjarne and his boys.

2008 Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Now, for all you dejected lovers of the Sexy Bankers, excellent news: Bjarne's Awesome Aussies Did It Again! Overall. Matthew Goss is in First, having won Stage One, and Freckled Stuart O'Grady is in Fourth, and got the Combatativity Award too; the two separating them are two other Awesome Aussies, Baden Cooke and Leigh Howard. Heh, the dude in Fifth is from Jelly Belly; damn, I so got to buy some beans or, heck, even one of their Crazy Kaleidoscope Jerseys man.