Oh yeah, big time parody... Look at the end of today's stage. It ended with a short but brutal 10% gradient and we had fireworks better than anything I saw on the 4th. That's what I want to see in the tour. If you want to win it you've got to beat your opponent to the top. I love the tactics and speed of the sprints, but for me the powerful riding required to beat the mountains simply makes the tour for me.