Well, I’ll admit that I just got Olympic fever in the past day. Last night, I watched the opening ceremonies with Analise after putting Josiah down for bed while Kristine was having a rare night out. It was cool to watch the “show”, but my favorite part is definitely the parade of athletes. When Kristine made it home, we watched the rest of the parade and then the lighting of the torch. About that time, I realized that in real time, the Olympic road race was probably about to start! So I looked it up and sure enough, it had just started and you could watch it live online at nbcolympics.com. I watched for just a little bit and then realized that the main excitement would be towards the end of the race. So I decided to set my alarm for 3:30 in the morning and catch the end of the race. I got to watch the last 30km LIVE via the Internet. It was awesome! I was a little disappointed Levi and Vande Velde didn’t make the final selection, but I got goose bumps when I could see from the video feed a rider bridging the gap which could only be Cancellara. I won’t give any more away, but the finish was awesome!
Update: You can watch the ENTIRE road race (all 6+ hours of it) via archived video on nbcolympics.com. How cool is that! On the page linked below, click on “Men’s Road Race” and then click on “Enhanced Player” and then scroll to 5 hours 50 minutes into the race and you can watch the last 30k! http://www.nbcolympics.com/cycling/video/
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