15 days to go
Well, what do you know - just 4 days into this countdown and I'm starting to get into the Tour de France.
It's bloody hot here in England today and I nearly passed out while cutting the grass. So take a look at today's route and try to imagine what it must be like sprinting up and down all those hills. Mind you, it's probably nice and cool at that altitude 
I guess it's obvious from all those hills but just to make sure that you are all keeping up - today's stage 7 is the first mountain stage. So that means that the winner, Richard Virenque, gets to wear the Polka Dot Jersey as reigning King of the Mountains. But wait a wee minute - he has also shot to the top of the overall standings which means he gets the Yellow Jersey as well. He is going to be sweating tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Alessandro Petacchi will certainly not be sweating. After 4 wins in a week in the sprint stages, today he packed it all in as soon as the first hill came into view. Was this just typical Italian petulance or had he heard that Gerhard Schroeder was in the crowd up ahead?
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| Scot finishes 8th |
Scotland's David Millar finished a highly respectable 8th in today's stage. I heard his sister on the radio today. She is also his manager. Mmm - this all sounds a bit Rudeski - I wonder if she is doing any television commentary.
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| Brit languishes in 52nd |
British rider David Millar is way off the pace in this year's Tour de France... Oh sweet satisfaction and revenge.
By the way I've discovered that you can watch highlights on ITV. Some of the programs are on obscenely late but if you can get ITV2 it's not quite so bad. I will try to catch some of it as it should help with my understanding of what's going on.
4:30:09 PM 
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