Tour de 1/10th - Stage 1


Jaan Kirsipuu won the sprint at the finish to take Stage 1 at 4h 40' 29" - My time although much faster than the prologue was still waaay behind. I came in at 6h 40' 20"... this means I dropped almost a full two hours off the lead. This could get ugly fast at this pace.

Stage 2
Charleroi > Namur Monday, July 5th (122.4 miles)
1 CANCELLARA Fabian SUI in 4h 47' 11"
2 HUSHOVD Thor NOR at 00' 04"
3 ARMSTRONG Lance USA at 00' 10"
4 VOIGT Jens GER at 00' 15"
5 GUTIERREZ José Ivan ESP at 00' 16"
6 PEREIRO SIO Oscar ESP at 00' 19"
7 MOREAU Christophe FRA at 00' 20"
8 JULICH Bobby USA at 00' 20"
9 HINCAPIE George USA at 00' 20"
10 GUTIERREZ José Enrique ESP at 00' 22"

189 DOELLE Christopher USA at 2h 02' 57"

NEWS!! The posties kept Lance Armstrong right where he wanted to be as he finished in the peloton and ends the day down 10 seconds to Fabian Cancellara (who will NOT be a factor in the final standings.)
Jens Voigt made three valiant breakaway attempts and each time was reeled in by the peloton.
Tyler Hamilton had a minor equipment problem and had to switch bikes, but thanks to good timing on the swap he finished with the pack.
Bradley McGee made a run at one of the sprint points, but then seemed to bonk as the peloton not only captured him but dropped him off the back. He was laboring and will need to recover fast if he is to figure in this year's Tour.

- posted by Chris @ 4:39 PM