The hot weather that the race has been experiencing came to an end today and it was wet and a bit cold at the start. Wet roads make for crashes, and today it was the turn of Sammy Sanchez to hit the tarmac. He was soon on his way again though and finished well. Carlose Sastre meanwhile, spent most of the day out in no-man's land between the break and the buch. I'm not sure why, it looked like hard work and he eventually finished way down.
In case we hadn't already noticed, the two best climbers of this year's Tour appear to be Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador. Andy did his best to get away from Bertie, but they seemed as evenly matched as two people riding the same bicycle, up the same mountain can be. Contador had the decency to let Schelck take the stage. But he won't bw winning the race.
After all the action today, the GC men will be taking it easy and resting up for the time trial on Saturday, when we get to see just how much time Andy Schleck will lose to Contador. Tomorrow's stage to
Bordeaux is one for the sprinters, and any breaks are likely to find themselves reeled in before the finish. If you're lucky there might just be enough time to get down the bookies and put some money on Cav.
Contador had what? Finish your sentences man!
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