Tour de France Preview - Stage 11, July 15th

Photo credit © Roberto Bettini

Well a Frenchman didn't win today, cest la vie'. Good going for Radio Shack though, as we can see what they can do when the reins are off. Congrats to Paulinho.

Stage 11 should be a bunch sprint. We'll see who has rested up after the last couple of days in the mountains. I'm still pulling for Freire, but Cav and Farrar will obviously be in the mix. Pettachi looked very strong in the intermediate sprints in today's stage. Maybe foreshadowing of tomorrow? Adieu.