Jens Voigt was simply superb in his breakaway action. It's a shame that things didn't quite work out at the end, but CSC can really be satisfied with such a rider. Just like with Basso, who showed an incredible performance today.
But the real top rider for me today was Thomas Voeckler, the way he defended his yellow jersey again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he keeps it through the rest day - with a flat stage tomorrow that's quite likely. And maybe he'll manage it in the Alps again, even if that's already less likely.
And otherwise? Andreas Klöden showed great form again. The same with Georg Totschnig - although people had expected that more from him than from Klöden. Tyler Hamilton has dropped out - a shame, but understandable. Zubeldia also out - still in 5th place last year. Heras and Mayo have shown that they probably won't have anything to say in the overall standings this year. Ullrich either - but he looked better today than yesterday.