Tour de Froome

Chris Froome celebrated his Tour de France victory last night (Central European Summer Time) in front of a glowing Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees, as organizers held the final stage at night for the first time to mark the race's 100th anniversary. "To win the 100th edition is an honour beyond any I've dreamed," Froome said. "This yellow jersey will stand the test of time." For Froome, who defended the race lead for 13 stages, the finish line in Paris could not have come soon enough. He completed more than 2,100 miles in 83 hours and 56 minutes. After appearing to be superhuman during the Tour's first two weeks, Froome showed signs of fatigue on the final days in the Alps. On Thursday's stage on l'Alpe d'Huez, Froome lost ground to Colombian rider Nairo Quintana and Spain's Joaquin Rodriguez. But I don't really care, as long as that drug cheat Lance Armstrong didn't win. And I hope Froome isn't also pumped up on steroids. But the people of a town in Colorado are pumped up about government drones, and to that end, Deer Trail is considering a measure that would allow its residents to hunt for federal drones and shoot them down. "Is it illegal? Of course it is. But it's also illegal to spy on American citizens," resident Phillip Steel told CNN in a phone interview. "If they fly in town, we will shoot them down." Steel said he wrote the ordinance after he learned the Federal Aviation Administration "loosened regulations that would allow the flight of drones in domestic airspace." The Town Board of Trustees will vote on the drone ordinance in two weeks time. If passed, it would legalize the sale of drone hunting licenses for US$25 and offer bounties for captured drones. Six trustees and the mayor make up the board. It would take a simple majority vote (just four out of seven) to pass the ordinance. But they should remember that drones, which are cheaper to operate than helicopters, are good at more than just spying. They can be used for multiple tasks, such as monitoring crops and livestock, and assessing building damage (to name a few). So anyone in Deer Trail who does get a license to hunt drones should remember to be selective about which drones to hunt down and which ones to leave alone.