PROLOGUE
Not much to say after one stage of under 7K. Lance looks real good, though it's always news when he loses a time trial, even if it is by one second in 6.1 K sprint. He's an awesome time trialist, but come on, this was a day for the sprinters to flex their muscles.
A nice debut for Fabian Cancellara. He gets to wear yellow after his first stage in his entire Tour de France career. He's also built himself nearly a half-minute cushion in the youth standings already, which may or may not be signifigant. It depends on whether he can climb at all.
Nobody worth a damn had a disatrous day. virenque is already nearly a minute out, but if you thought Virenque had any chance of wearing yellow, you're the most delusional fan of French cycling in the world. I am surprised Botchorov is in 183rd place, over a minute out already. He's a top twenty finisher, and he's hanging out with the lowest of the domestiques here.
The only thing of real signifigance on day one is some green jersey points that got handed out for the finish. We do expect the points title to be pretty close, so every point counts, even in the early stages. Of the top ten, only Thor Hushovd is a real threat to win the green jersey, so his six point bonus for a fifth place finish is important. All in all, though, it's just nice to see the Tour underway.
Not much to say after one stage of under 7K. Lance looks real good, though it's always news when he loses a time trial, even if it is by one second in 6.1 K sprint. He's an awesome time trialist, but come on, this was a day for the sprinters to flex their muscles.
A nice debut for Fabian Cancellara. He gets to wear yellow after his first stage in his entire Tour de France career. He's also built himself nearly a half-minute cushion in the youth standings already, which may or may not be signifigant. It depends on whether he can climb at all.
Nobody worth a damn had a disatrous day. virenque is already nearly a minute out, but if you thought Virenque had any chance of wearing yellow, you're the most delusional fan of French cycling in the world. I am surprised Botchorov is in 183rd place, over a minute out already. He's a top twenty finisher, and he's hanging out with the lowest of the domestiques here.
The only thing of real signifigance on day one is some green jersey points that got handed out for the finish. We do expect the points title to be pretty close, so every point counts, even in the early stages. Of the top ten, only Thor Hushovd is a real threat to win the green jersey, so his six point bonus for a fifth place finish is important. All in all, though, it's just nice to see the Tour underway.
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