He did it!
Lance did it. He can count to six. Jan Ullrich folded, Ivan Basso and Thomas Voeckler showed themselves as potential future champions, my fears about Mancebo were unfounded, and it turns out that Tyler Hamilton really messed up his back. He said it wasn’t pain that caused him to drop out, it was a complete lack of power.
For three weeks in July, I can never say “there’s nothing on TV.” Now, let us return to our normal pathetic state of programming. (Anybody know when the Vuelta starts?)