I ran an actual honest-to-goodness workout today, my first one in many months. I did two miles easy, three miles at hard tempo pace, and then two more miles easy. By the end of my tempo session, I felt done in. I love that feeling.

Well, I thought I'd predicted the outcome of today's stage correctly when Juan Antonio Flecha made the break. Then I noticed that Jens Voigt was in the breakaway, too. I figured that wasn't good news for my pick, because Voigt drives the pace so hard Flecha might be put into trouble. And he was. Voigt made a move on the first of two category-three climbs at the end of the race, and when Patrice Halgand started in on the action, the 11-man group fractured. Flecha struggled to hang on, but he drifted off into the chase group. Voigt couldn't get into a good position to win the stage, but he definitely made the decisive move. I thought the organizers would award Voigt the most aggressive rider, but they gave it to Halgand instead. A French rider, Cedric Vassuer, finally won a stage. He's an old pro who won a Tour stage way back in 1997. I'm starting to root for the "old guys," now that I'm (almost) in the same demographic.

Tomorrow's Stage: Stage 11 - Marseille to Montpellier - (182.5km)

This should definitely come down to a bunch sprint. I think Quick Step has the best lead-out train at the moment, and Boonen should increase his point lead over Zabel. However, I think Robbie Hunter will win the stage. Now that McEwen is out of the race, Hunter is the trickiest rider. If he follows the right wheel, he can win with his rapid final acceleration. Fast Freddie Rodriguez will be riding for himself, now that he doesn't have to lead out McEwen. As much as I'd love to see him win, I don't think it will happen. He should be in the top five, though.  ¶ 11:19 PM