Missing the first half of the coverage this morning, I was able to catch my favorite sprinter Robbie McEwen finish.

This prologue was pretty good. The course was very flat and quick with some good rides coming out of it. The finish was amazing! George Hincape and Thor Hushovd essentially fighting it out, provided a nail-biting finish. Zabriske also came in very strong, but I was amazed by the late start of Floyd Landis. The timer statred and he just wasn’t up there. Finally when he rolled up and off the starthouse everyone was worried about how much time he would lose. I think that the 8 seconds he lost were critical, but that can be made over the next 3 weeks. (Is it just me or did he have a very “ugly” riding position?)

I plan on watching the expanded coverage tonight so I might be able to give more later.

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