this year’s tour de france has offered up its fair share of shocks and surprises so far, with the yellow jersey changing hands 3 times in 6 days; the loss of several top cyclists to accidents so early on; oscar friere taking stage 5 in a brilliant move that compelled robbie mcEwen to sit up near the finish. the sprinters are a force to be reckoned with, that is certain!

now, do you really believe that no one really knows who will be the main focus for team discovery? i think, and i hope, it’s ‘big george’ hincapie, the mild-mannered man with the lisp who, after playing lieutenant to lance for so many years, has the skills and deserves a place on the podium in Paris. after all, team discovery has the amazing johan bruyneel, who has made them a tour de force en france.