Unsurprising, but hey, Lance puts time on all the important riders except Beloki. Strangely, this is being seen as weakness by many.
One interesting note is that Bernard Hinault predicted that Lance wouldn’t attack today and would save himself for the Pyrenees. It’s hard to say if he was right since the pace was so incredibly fast that Lance’s strategy was determined by events.
What is surprising? Tyler is in 6th only 1:52 behind–with a broken clavicle–in two spots. He is ahead of all of the true contenders except Lance and Beloki–18 seconds ahead of Ullrich.
That being said, more content later on Monday.