Immortals; Gods on Earth

Like witnessing the inexorable rise of the Sun, the unfolding petals of the first flower of Spring, or the jeweled strands of a web in morning dew, awe and amazement are too tame to describe my open-mouthed gaping wonder as I watch Armstrong pump almost lazily through mountains, torturous turns, and deathly descents.
 
Working to win his 6th consecutive Tour de France, Armstrong appears to possess super-human, -natural abilities. Although we must surely recognize that he is all too human vis a vis his marital diffculties that have been so widely publicized. Nevertheless, this transcendence of pain, of wordly limitation must surely be a gift of the gods, a sign of his chosen status.

Hmm... how the gifted suffer...