[Vision]

Hey BN, happy TdF.

I've been meaning to get up to speed. NBCsn is running a preview show which is airing now (today at 7pm est).

Have any thoughts on the race this year? At first glance there seems to be less mountain stages.

[Baynative]

The odds makers have Chris Froome as the favorite, especially with Bradley Wiggens having been dropped by Skye. Richie Porte is back to support him. He's a guy I think could go it alone if need be. Maybe this will take on a little of the soap opera that went on with Pedro Delgado and Miguel Indurain.

Rui Costa is highly rated but, just had a stellar performance in Switzerland and might have peaked too soon. Contador is back and clean (so they say), so who knows?.

We'll soon see. As they say, "That's why they have the race".