... but it wasn't boring. A tremendous solo effort by Tyler Hamilton (yes, the one with the damaged shoulder) over two category-one mountains. Completely alone since the second one (Col Bargarguy). And then still riding the long flat descent into Bayonne solo. Wow. And he still takes almost two minutes from the rest of the field at the end. How much strength does he have left?
Oh, and Zabel wins the sprint of the main field. 17 points on the way to the green jersey. Slowly but surely the squirrel gets fed.