Tour de Juice?

Lance Armstrong said he believes last year's Tour de France winner, Floyd Landis, did not dope but will likely lose his arbitration case against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

The seven-time Tour de France champ made the comment Tuesday at an Aspen Ideas Festival health forum discussion that former CBS anchor Bob Schieffer moderated.

The first thought that pops into my mind - besides what a nice town to have a health forum discussion - is...how the heck does Armstrong know whether Landis juiced? C'mon. Give me a break. Granted Armstrong and Landis were one-time teammates, but that's like Jeff Kent saying he doesn't believe Barry Bonds used steroids. (Not that Jeff Kent would ever say that...) There's no merit to such a statment.

It is a free country and Armstrong can say anything he wants. My guess is that he's just sick and tired of anti-doping agencies knocking on his door and thinks they are now going on a witch hunt with Landis.

But I just have to say, who knew that cycling - men in tight shorts riding bikes - would be such a breeding ground for sketchy behavior. Bikes, right? Not even motor bikes. Like the 10-speed I had as a kid only a few thousand more dollars.

Again, give me a break.

Frankly, the only reason people outside of France knew anything about their precious race is because Armstrong got a winning streak going post-cancer.

In fact the only time you hear about the sport is when Armstrong wins a race or someone gets busted for doping. Since Lance retired, we only hear about the latter.

Rain, rain, go away

Wimbledon is known perfectly manicured courts. Perfectly mannered ball boys and girls. Perfectly served strawberries and cream.

But what Wimbledon hasn't perfected is the retractable roof, at least not until 2009. That's when Centre Court is slated to get some shelter from the storms plaguing the All England Club.

For now players, fans and line judges alike have to run for cover every time the sky opens up. Only the grounds crews have to face the elements in their mad dashes to cover the grass. (Have you ever seen a member of the grounds crew get taken out by the tarp? It's no joke (well, maybe a little one) and happens every year...)

I just find it ridiculous how this tournament gets paralyzed by rain. As of Tuesday there was a backlog of 177 matches including 13 in singles.

Now Rome wasn't built in a day, but you think Wimbledon could come up with enough scratch and know-how to get a dang roof on Centre Court. Then at least the big names could move on.

OR...everyone could save a lot of trouble and hand over the Wimbledon Trophy to Roger Federer.

SIDE NOTE: Yes, that's what the trophy is called. No Claret Jug or Vince Lombardi trophy or Stanley Cup. Just the Wimbledon Trophy.

Wimbledon worries goes beyond weather

Rain delays are not the only concerns facing Wimbledon officials. Two thwarted car bombings in central London have All England Club officials tightening security.

This isn't the first time terrorism has been at the doorstep of Wimbledon. Think back to July 7, 2005. That's when terrorist bombs hit the London Underground during morning rush hour.

Now I'm not suggesting any conspiracy theories here related to the greatest grasss tournament in tennis.

It's just amazing to me that terrorism has hit so close to Wimbledon - twice. The tournament of strawberries and cream; not car bombs and terrorists.

I can't think of any other sporting event where something like this has happened.

I hope it's just a oincidence, not a trend...but I might be naive thinking that.