Yockelson favored to win 2007 Tour de France

Rye Brook, NY: With Floyd Landis a confirmed positive for high testosterone levels after Stage 17 of this year's Tour de France, various cycle teams as well as TDF authorities have gone to the amateur ranks to find next years challengers. This blogger is pleased to announce that by virtue of his clean record (of course, I've never been tested, but I can state categorically that I've never taken HGH, EPO, or any other banned substance, at least not to my knowledge), he will be one of the favorites in next year's Tour. "I may be a bit of a chicken and ride the brakes on some of the descents," said this blogger, "but I think that I can muster up just enough gas to make it up those hills and at least have a fighting chance at completing some of the alpine stages." Despite never having completed a race longer than 56 miles, Mr. Yockelson was lauded by Tour authorities for his clean record and willingness to try. "We feel that age group racers deserve a shot since the pros obviously can't be trusted to remain clean," said Guy de Montblanc, a Tour director.