betagirl wrote "I read today that he dropped out of the TdF because of a sore back....."

sore? I'd imagine, didn't he take an endo early in the tour, I heard he got ripped up, a lot of road rash on his back. poor Tyler, I wanted to see him win. OLN says the only major contender who has not hit the pavement so far in Jan.

so now, GO LANCE!