Canadian Makes Unorthodox Climb to Top

US Open Cycling Championships, originally uploaded by One-Fat-Man.

Another Svein Tuft Story today on the front page of the NY Times Sports Section.

I especially like the part where his Mom says “But I want everybody to know that, no, Svein was not an orphan. He was raised by two loving parents. He had his own room, a trampoline, a motor scooter. But he was just looking for something else.”