Hat’s off to RadioShack, especially Jens Voight for all the work they did to keep the breakaways in check and keep Bakelants in yellow. Peter Sagan threw his bike at the line just a fraction too early and was pipped by Simon Gerrans at the finish. But Geraint Thomas has my respect for finishing riding the stage with a fractured hip.

After the debacle of stage 1; stage 2 transpired without much drama. Except for the drama of a young Dutch rider, Jan Bakelants winning his first pro race AND putting on the yellow jersey. Peter Sagan almost caught him but 1 second gave Bakelants the yellow. Gotta feel for Tony Martin riding with a bruised lung. These guys are real warriors! Geraint Thomas is riding with a crack in his pelvis!

 

I agree with Mark Cavendish, if they neutralized the race for yesterday’s stage, why wouldn’t they neutralized the points? What a mess!

The 100th Edition of the Tour De France starts tomorrow.  Here is the official Tour site ,  http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/  but you can find coverage through many outlets.  NBC Sports TV will have two shows daily of coverage, morning live coverage and an extended recap in the evening.

My fantasy team includes Chris Froome and Peter Sagan. Who is your pick for this year’s Tour?

Running from Saturday June 29^th to Sunday July 21^th 2013, the 100^th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,404 kilometres.

These stages have the following profiles:

• 7 flat stages
• 5 hilly stages
• 6 mountain stages with 4 summit finishes
• 2 individual time trial stages
• 1 team time trial stage
• 2 rest days

10 new stage towns

Porto-Vecchio, Bastia, Ajaccio, Calvi, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Saint-Gildas-des-Bois, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, Givors, Chorges, Annecy-Semnoz