TDF Discussion - here be spoilers

[jobob]

Absolutely.

I kind of wonder if Astana breathed a collective sigh of relief when they ended up just missing out on the yellow. Takes the onus off of them until they hit the climbs.

Interesting how many riders were shed over the course of the TTT - especially in the case of Team Garmin! I wonder if any riders (on Garmin or otherwise) were eliminated by time cutoffs. I poked around a little but didn't see anything to that effect. (I *think* riders that are shed off are given the times that they actually cross the line, rather than the team time of the 5th rider across, but maybe that's not correct)

I feel bad for Denis (splat) Menchov and Cadel Evans, it looks like they might be well out of contention now. Poor Cadel.

Yes, things are looking a bit grim for Sastre as well. In theory he is capable of making up lots of time in the mountains, but still.