Christmas comes early for Cycling fans. Namely, today. Fortunately there's no snow in the area, though the weather will probably suck. And that is about the only thing even remotely un-awesome about today's glorious stage. Sign in early, and enjoy!

Look for a second thread once the race hits one of the valleys, either right before or right after the Mortirolo. I'd like to have a new thread open when we hit 400.