Tour de France Preview - Stage 2, July 5th

Crashes marred stage one and that may give a hint of the canage that may come over the next couple of days. My picks for stage 1, Freire, Farrarr, and Cav, all went down in the three crashes that occurred in the last 2km of today's race. So....since the profile of stage 2 is similar see the picks I made for stage one. The only major difference that there are a few more roluers than today's stage. Which means it could end in a bunch sprint again, as the peloton didn't seem eager to let anyone get away today. Or...anything could happen and a small group could get away, although not likely, as the sprinters were denied a win today. Freire looks strong, so does Cav, if he can manage to not crash anyone. The American Farrarr may have just had his best chance at a stage win pissed away by the guy who ran into him 500m from the line. He'll be in the mix, but won't win stage 2.