All wrong…
So Landis is back in yellow after the first day in the Alps despite all predictions to the contrary. Not only that but Rasmussen didn’t seem to have much of a day at all, and De La Fuente looks poised to wrap up the KOM jersey. I didn’t get to watch the coverage and could only follow along on cyclingnews, but the live reports there are pretty good for getting a feel for things. It more or less sounds like the race may be over at this point:
- Landis has 2 minutes on any of his nearest rivals and shows no signs of going away in the next few mountain stages.
- Boonen abandoned so Robbie is pretty much a cinch for the sprint jersey with nearly fifty points lead.
- De La Fuente has 30 odd points on the next closest KOM contender. He may pay the price for his work today but unless Rasmussen comes around, or Sastre somehow decides to free Schleck to race for the jersey, De La Fuente is the safe bet.
For such an unpredictable beginning to the race it sure seems to be ending early. Obviously stranger things have happened in the mountains, but it certainly seems that the jerseys will stay on the shoulders of their current owners. Of course I’ve been wrong before…