CN is reporting that Oscar Freire's "cyst" issue is back on the eve of the TdF. Major Bummer, I almost entered a VDS featuring him. IMHO he was worth the gamble relative to the stages he could bring. 3 would not be out of the question. Now this, in addition to the back issue, and Oscar is looking frail again.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/?id=/news/2007/jul07/jul06news