Originally Posted by Pamestique

Since this is a Contrador thread and I was late to work this morning 'cause I stayed home to watch the climb up Alp D' Huez... I have to say Contrado is winning me over. I never liked him; was always suspect of his skills and didn't like his swagger but he is showing me that he is a champion, regardless of his position in this race. Coming off the Giro I am surprised his placement in the Tour and his ride today, was courageous.

It hurts me to see Voecker lose the yellow jersey... you could see in his face everyday, wonder that he still had it. He tied hard, way beyond his capacities, every day to keep it. Today was no expection... he should be proud of his performance. As to the Schlenks and Evans, oh hum, bored of them already. I guess I want Cadel to win but I am not excited about it. To me, the stars this year were Thor, Thomas and Alberto and my favorite Mark Cavendish. Hope he made it through the mountains today... any one if he made the cut off?