16 days to go
Alessandro Petacchi won today's sixth stage. That's the 4th stage he has won now, and so he is not surprisingly the holder of the Green Jersey by a considerable margin. However, as we learned yesterday the overall leader is decided based on time rather than points - and so the wearer of the Yellow Jersey is Victor Hugo Pena of Columbia.
Pena is with the US Postal Service team, so he must get plenty of cycling practise all year long. Mind you, having seen our postwoman's antics on a bike, I'm surprised he hasn't caused a major pile up yet.
Other teams in the event include English Bobbies, paper boys and petty thieves. Sadly, we also have to report a decline in the levels of sportmanship following deliberate sabotage by one of the teams of another's equipment.
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| British Interest |
Sad to say the leading Brit in the race is Scotland's David Millar, currently standing in 52nd place. You would think we would be able to find a more successful rider with tenuous links to Britain to claim as our own. And with a name like Armstrong, 5-in-a-row champion Lance would seem like a prime candidate. If only we could find a photograph of him showing his true colours back in the old country...
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