We're talking about gender stereotypes in class yesterday. One of my boys makes the mistake of saying male athletes are better and that's why there are so few women's athletic competitions on TV.

This prompted a great discussion about coporate sponsorship and why has everyone heard about Lance Armstrong but not Paolo Bettini or Danilo DeLuca, never mind any of the great female cyclists- trying so hard to get this kids to be critical thinkers, especially about tv and commercials.

One of my boys actually asked me, "Are you as good a biker as Lance?" Only in my dreams.

Hey any day I get to spend 30 minutes of class time talking about biking - has to be a good day.

V.