Quote Originally Posted by Dogmama View Post
I read that Vino's surgery was successful.

Small chuckle about the commentary (don't recall which one said this) - something like "There was a small gap in the trees and off they went!"

Yup - every time I see a gap in trees, I have this urge to just ride right through them. Which is why I live in the desert. With friggin cactus & scrub brush.
That was funny. It was Phil Ligget. On a more serious note, Vande Velde and Contador seemed to agree (separate interviews) that the curve was the issue. Contador said it was not well marked and the road was narrow. Vande Velde said that curve seemed to have no end. This must have been when they saw the alluring gap in the trees...

Regarding the car incident, Luis León Sánchez, the stage winner, said the riders had been grazed by several cars before during the race. A little trivia I read yesterday: Pedro León, a winger in Real Madrid, is LL Sánchez's young brother. "León" was the first name of an older brother they both honor by pointing at the sky.

And Hoogerland was riding this morning: http://twitpic.com/5oipd1
I hope he does well tomorrow.