Wednesday, February 22, 2012

It's not easy being green

Eight months later, I literally have no news. (Other than trivia like train/hostel bookings, that is.) This January they intended to resell some tickets, but the whole concept failed spectacularly, so they shut it down till April. Deep sigh, followed by a quick change of topic, because sports-wise, I couple of great rivalries are fuelling my imagination already!


Men's basketball tournament could easily go down as the best in history. USA remains the dream team, but the Spaniards seem stronger than ever before. Tricky Ricky Rubio is having a dream start to his NBA career (2nd in the league in steals, one Kyrie Irving away from running away with the Rookie of the Year award), Serge Ibaka had three games with 10+ blocks THIS MONTH, and the Gasol bros are solid as ever. Add some excellent 3-point shooting from the likes of Navarro, Calderón, or Rudy, and I'm not betting my money against that team!


Long story short, in road cycling home boy Mark Cavendish is the man to beat. Luckily for him, he's also the best sprinter of his generation, which makes the job somewhat easier. Still, Andre Greipel and Matt Goss are ready to use the slightest miscalculation to their advantage. And who knows, maybe a youngster like Peter Sagan, Marcel Kittel, or Michael Matthews rises to the occasion? Also, we've heard some disturbing rumours that the profile might actually prove more selective than expected. Great rouleurs like Philippe Gilbert and Fabian Cancellara should take every opportunity to tire the sprinters when climbing Box Hill no less than 9 times. You'll find the complete profile here.