As you may have seen or guessed, I will spend the next couple of weeks traveling in Germany, covering the Women’s World Cup.

The top priority on SportsMyriad is still finishing up the 2012 medal projections. If I get bored on my train rides, I might make some progress on those. More likely is that I’ll be catching up on World Cup work, reading and/or sleep on those train rides.

The Women’s World Cup is the start of a busy stretch in all our favorite Myriad sports. Some highlighted start dates from the calendar:

• July 2: Tour de France
• July 3: Archery, World Championships
• July 6: Volleyball, World League final
• July 16, Swimming and other aquatic sports, World Championships
• July 28: BMX, World Championships
• August 5: Volleyball, World Grand Prix
• August 8: Badminton, World Championships
• August 18: Canoe/kayak, Flatwater World Championships
• August 23: Judo, World Championship
• August 27: Athletics (track and field), World Championships
• August 28: Rowing, World Championships

So apologies in advance if the blog is a little dormant for a couple of weeks. Check espnW for my work from Germany, and be ready for all the big events coming up after that. It’s too hot outside for me to leave the TV, anyway.