The Cavatron also increased his lead in the points competition over Goss. However, there’s some tough days on the way, and it has been speculated that the World Champion will be packing his bags before the final week of the race is over with. I'm hoping he can make it over the mountains, 'cause there's points in it for me. And from Cavatino's point of view, the Jersey does have a few perks.
By the way, anyone remeber Evegeni Berizn? He won the Giro back in 1994. Back in the good old days. when funny shaped bikes weren't banned by the UCI, and rampant EPO use was all the rage.
Well, he turned up at the start today, and I have to say, like many a retired pro before him, he's taken a turn for the portly. I think he owns some car dealerships now, and he does seem to have a bit of a used car look about him.
Another win from His Cavness, and fourth from Sacha Modolo should have helped the Bile Beans cause a little, but the Roulers still seem pretty comfortable on top. A few days ago, in a moment of desperation at my team's poor showing, I wrote that I hoped that all the Roulers team crashed. I was of course wrong to say this. The mini-league is, after all, just a bit of fun, and no reason to wish ill on someone. So just to make myself clear, I hope all the Roulers riders that aren’t also in the Bile Beans team crash.
Anyway, enough of sprints. The real racing should start on stage 14, as we’ve got the first proper mountains, complete with a mountaintop finish. It’s very tight at the top of the GC at the moment, and it’s still all to play for. This time tomorrow we might have a better idea who the big winners and losers in this year’s race are going to be.
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