Valverde... WTF? Discuss.

2. Gilbert 3. Pineau 4. Kirchen 5. Ricco

First yellow jersey imminent. Right after these 75 ads.

Great start to the 95th Tour de France today: a rolling road stage through Brittany that will make for some interesting racing, and an utterly unpredictable finish. Check out the last two kilometers:

Who does this favor? The sprinters might have trouble getting to the line, though I wouldn't put it past Oscar Freire or Erik Zabel. There are opportunistic fastmen out there like Filippo Pozzato, George Hincapie, Marcus Burghardt, Philippe Gilbert, and so on. I'll stick with Freire, but with the yellow jersey going automatically to the stage winner, there will be no lack of interest throughout the peloton. Don't forget: 3.30am Pacific start at the Versus website, 5.30 on broadcast. Enjoy!

Can we call it a wrap yet? OK, I'll stop complaining now. Enjoy the sprint!

Finally, I have something nice to say about the Tour de Suisse. Should be an inspirational event today. Also, the overall will almost certainly be won. Sound OK? Enjoy...

Sheit, can we get on with the Klausenpass already?? No? We have to swallow one more hors d'oeuvre?

Dang. OK, enjoy then.

out of things to say, almost... This is the uphill finish we've been waiting for.  Whether or not the rest of the stage is difficult enough for this to be a decisive feature remains to be seen. Still, it's an uphill finish. Should be fun. Enjoy!

A climber's route? Perhaps, at least for a while as the Tour de Suisse crosses some slopes early on. The conclusion is a downhill run-in though, more of an escaper's course than anything else. Enjoy!

Pretty blase run along the Bodensee, over an occasional hill, and finally to Domat. I don't know if this course is challenging enough to keep a breakaway off the front all day, but you never know. Otherwise, look for a repeat of today's all-star sprint. Enjoy!

More climbing today, but nothing anywhere near the finish. So will today's stage end in... dare we say it, a sprint? No telling, but it should be entertaining. Enjoy!