I'd have to agree with the OP, i had been finding it a bit lacklustre. The Pyrenees were a disappointment to me and hope the Alps gets some breaks. Todays is fantastic though. Hope no one gets too badly hurt with the rain.

Oh and watch the tour on www.tg4.tv if you can. The commentary is great if you speak irish but the ad breaks are like every 20 minutes Loads of cycling in there.