Vive le Tour

At last, tomorrow, the road warriors depart for three weeks of self-imposed torture.  And I'll be watching as much of it as I can.  Cadel Evans has a new team, hopefully he can get the support of it more than the old Lotto squad he has left behind - but is it really Cadel's lack of support, or Cadel's lack of just that little bit of extra true grit?

I find that when he's required to pull out all stops and push just that inhuman amount more than possible, it seems he leaves a stop in place, and just can't quite make it.

Anyway, this year, I'm going for Mick Rogers.  If anyone deserves a win it's ol' Michael - it may be the last chance he gets before he reaches the age of impossibility.

In all reality, however, I can't see anyone beating Alberto Contador this year.  Not even Lance.  My fingers are crossed for Mick, however, hopefully he can at least get a top ten in the GC.

Regards also to Stewart and Robbie.  Don't forget the website is probably one of the best sporting results sites around http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_courseTDF.html