Tour de France

I have started following the Tour de France in recent years. Not sure why, but I found it fascinating once I discovered there was more to it than just riding a bike for long distances at great speeds. Like discovering what a peloton is, or what it means to "attack" the peloton, and why people do it. Or the strategies involved in winning a long, grueling event like the Tour. Lance Armstrong has certainly helped to make it popular, but I've also learned to appreciate the sport itself.

Frankie Andreu's diaries (he's a former teammate of Lance Armstrong) are also a fascinating look into the life of a professional cyclist. The little wins, the maneuvers for the team, the sheer exhaustion from biking over 120 miles day after day.