And then there were two. Hamilton is out of the race completely. Ullrich looks horrible. Leipheimer is simply not in the same class. Heras and Mayo? Forget it! Ivan Basso and Lance Armstrong are the elite, and they left everyone else in the dust on the way up to Plateau de Beille. Armstrong rode a perfect race (despite a flat early on), and it was nice to see him take the stage.
So who ends up on the podium in Paris? The contestants are narrowing. I think it would be great to see Armstrong, Basso, and Thomas Voeckler, who has won a lot of fans since taking the yellow jersey last week.
By the way, OLN's coverage has been great. I thought this statement by Phil Liggett was funny: "You are watching a commercial-free half hour brought to you by PowerPar." It reminded me of my time in law practice, when we used to write "This page left intentionally blank" in a securities prospectus. One of my colleages once added "(except these words)."
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