I love this tour.

I got into an argument with a friend (at a mediation, no less!). He was disappointed because he feels like this tour is somehow Amateur hour and that we aren't seeing "the best cyclists in the world". I totally disagree.

If this is the first closer to clean tour we have had in a while, I love it. I would rather see suffering, slower riders who don't dominate the field. I know how much it hurts, and no matter how bad these guys are riding or suffering, they're going faster than any of us could dream of going. I want to see teams and riders make mistakes, have bad days. I am sick to death of the tour being controlled by Postal/Discovery and knowing at the end of the day what the result was going to be.

I have no idea what is going to happen in this tour. I love this tour!!!