Another rest-day today, and I got into the swing of things by not blogging for the weekend. I was too upset to blog on Saturday, as the Bile Beans were finally ousted from top spot in the overall league. Luckily I've managed to get a slender lead again - at least until tomorrow - so I guess I've got some catching up to do.
We were expecting great things from Stage 14 to Plateau de Beille. The big-guns were supposed to throw-down on the final climb, and give us some pointers as to who might win. It wasn't really that thrilling in the end though. And the GC contenders seemed happy enough to ride-up together like they were on some sort of club run.
So Jelle Vanendert won the stage.
Behind there were some half-arsed attacks, but apart from Sammy Sanchez, no one could really get away. The pace was slow enough that Thomas Voeckler was still there at the finish, and beginning to look like a man who could take the Yellow Jersey to Paris. With the race heading into the Alps, the bigger names will need to see if they can get the Frenchman out of his comfort zone on the climbs.
Oh, and on Sunday, Cav won again.
Tomorrow the race will be going uphill for most of the day, before dropping into Gap for the finish.
Not a day for Cav, but someone with some crafty descending skills. Maybe Gilbert, or Sammy Sanchez. Not a Schelck, that's for sure.
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