I kept thinking about his hip yesterday, too, Knotted. What if that ride had caused some sudden damage to the joint or what's left of the femoral head? I half expected him to come across the line and be unable to walk. Did you catch Schmalz's comment a couple of stages back about how if Floyd gets a new titanium hip, the UCI will make him lower it to avoid an unfair advantage?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how far Rasmussen rode solo on Wednesday compared to how far Floyd rode by himself yesterday? It was interesting how they each came across the line charged with totally different emotions. Another example of what a roller-coaster this Tour has been. As much as I can't wait for Saturday's TT, I really don't want to see it end!