I was at an expo this weekend and they were putting those yellow tape bands on people to show they had paid for entry. I hadn't seen that before and thought it was kind of odd.
Yes, probably some hard feelings about him not being able to ride for Sky, although in the book he does profess strong loyalty to Garmin. Kind of have to read between the lines a little. I imagine he felt slighted at not being able to ride for Sky.
It's a long book. I finished it last week. I do tend to agree with the consensus in this thread. He seems to be using his stance as a "reformed doper" to build a new career in cycling. I'm sure he is thinking ahead to retiring so he will probably be looking at moving up in cycling...
I agree-it should have been cancelled from the start. I'm not impressed with the NY mayor at all. I have been reading on Facebook that lots of the people who would have been running are now going to be volunteering instead, which is good.