Lead 5 are down to 2:45 now. Telecom is really pushing the pace on the front of the Peleton - they just began the second climb and they have the peleton completely strung out already.
Looks like BBox was pushing the pace to allow Thomas Voeckler to attack .. looks like 3-4 riders have pulled away from the peleton and are now under a minute from the lead 5.
Hi commish! Good to see you.
velonews pointed out that the current hill, Croix de la Sierra, is where Lance bonked back in 1996. 3 months later his cancer was diagnosed. Chilling history, that.