Congratulations to Vincenzo Nibali for his victory in the General Classification (best overall time) of the Vuelta a Espana.

After a grueling three weeks and over 2,000 miles, Nibali rode into Madrid today with a 41 second lead over runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera.  Nibali sealed the victory yesterday with an amazing chase of Mosquera up the final climb.

I'm obviously in a small minority in the US, but I just can't get enthused about American team sports anymore.  I started losing interest once sports news became more about contract negotiations and arrests than about games.  These days, I'll watch a bit of the World Series and some playoff football, but that's about it.

I now mostly watch racing (of all types, but especially NASCAR), and international competition (grand tour cycling, skiing world cup, etc.).  NBC Universal is a great sports station for following the international competitions.  It's probably the one good product NBC puts out.

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