Poor Ben Day! I'm amazed that he rode as well as he did with that sucka up his ****! http://is.gd/bQqVQ
I caught salmonella and Giardia during a race in Venezuela in the late-season one year, and it was a good 6mos before I felt strong again. And here the guy was unintentional host to a 4ft tapeworm for several years!
Still, I do think it was a bit ambitious to go for a pedal immediately after dealing with the eviction of that unwanted tenant!

I caught salmonella and Giardia during a race in Venezuela in the late-season one year, and it was a good 6mos before I felt strong again. And here the guy was unintentional host to a 4ft tapeworm for several years!