Originally Posted by Allen H

I'd guess Lance and Postal didn't view any of those 5 on the breakway today as a real threat for the yellow once the Tour hits the mountains, or they wouldn't have let them get out to a 15-minute gap (same is true for Jan and T-Mobile and Hamilton and Phonak, too).

Boy, LOTS of crashes for no apparent reason, other than weather conditions and general nervousness, I suppose.

Was Mayo in the main peloton at the finish today? Didn't see if he kept the gap between the top GC contenders and himself where it was through Stage 4.