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Comments: Didn't run.

Today's Tour de France stage really shook up the General Classification. I didn't expect Landis to crack, but did he ever. Leipheimer tried to gain some time and cracked as well. He managed to finish close to the front, at least. I was rooting for him to pull away and make a gap on the rest of the contenders, but it wasn't to be. Still, my hat's off to him for attacking from a long way out. I had a hunch he was going too early though. It's very tough to make a difference anywhere outside the final climb. Rasmussen all but wrapped up the King of the Mountains competition with his solo victory today. I didn't think Rabobank would let him go, as I thought they would want him to work for Menchov. Rasmussen will need to defend the Polka Dots tomorrow, but if none of his KOM competition gets in a break, he can relax and help his teammate.

Tomorrow's stage is another tough call. The race isn't over yet, and a well timed attack or another melt-down could shake up the GC even more. The long downhill finish will make it hard for a small group to get away from other riders. When I first saw the stage, I thought it was the Salvodelli Special. I figured "Il Falco" would stay with the climbers and bomb down the final descent to victory. Well, he abandoned, so that won't happen. Therefore, I'm picking Klöden to win the stage. I think he can match the climbers to the top and beat them to the bottom. He almost did something similar in the 2003 tour, until Lance Armstrong put in a massive surge to nip him at the line. I think this year, no one catches him. (Also, I'm trying for the Double Jinx. I don't like Klöden, and I hope he loses time. Since my predictions have been faring poorly, by picking him to win I'm actually hoping he falters. Of course, by doing so I'm jinxing myself, but that's the nature of the Double Jinx.)  ¶ 6:10 PM