I just finished watching today's stage--and damn. The man has this tour wrapped up. The only one who can challenge him is Ivan Basso, the man who was the only one left with Armstrong at the end for the past two days--but Basso will be dropped in the time trials. I suspect him for second. The real news is the strength of Armstrong's team, US Postal--these guys have the race by the balls, and for the past two days have driven the race at such a pace that Armstrong didnt even have to attack his rivals--they just couldnt hang on! An incredible display of teamwork, with the team up front cranking it until they blew up and then dropping off to let the next one do the same, until only Armstrong was left.
And how about the guy in yellow at the moment, Thomas Voekler. Im so glad he kept yellow for another day--the man has heart and courage like you wouldnt believe. Not a good climber, he was expected to be dropped in the last two days, and every day, he would falter, falling off the back, before finding some other little bit of strength to keep him in the race. This man has heart, and its incredible to watch.
If you are interested in cycling, I just posted a thread talking about how cycling and the Tour de France works over in the sports section:
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=62457