[Snodser]

Would'nt read too much into yesterdays events.

Despite what he says Cadel would be mad to defend "le Maillot jaune".
He doesn't have the team to do so. Tomorrow there will probably be a few abandons, some lads can't handle the rest day. Cadel has put some distance between himself & some serious rivals so he can count on his all round ability to hold off Schleck & Rico.

Truth be told if Valverde had not been dropped Di Gregario would have been given a free head & won the stage.

Evans def looks the hot fav barring injury.

Cavendish will abandon before the Alpes to prepare for Peking.

Lot of lads lost a lot of time yesterday so would not be surprised to see a big group of no-hopers breaking loose tomorrow. Evans & the other favs will be wheel sucking and its not a sprinters stage (?).

It would prob suit Evans for some nobody to take the Maillot Jaune until the Alpes.

In any case, the race is his for the taking.