Levi complained about CSC not attacking with him yesterday, he does have a point. But where was he when Jens took off yesterday? It looks like teams expect Disco to do all the monitoring of the race – old habits die hard. Phonak is in the sushi wagon, Gerolsteiner is one guy basically, and CSC doesn’t seem interested.

Mark Paul Gosselaar is on a charity ride, he is supposed to be a good track sprinter, Screech is a kick ass interpretive dancer also.

I have to get used to the Google Earth maps, they don’t show the elevation really clearly. They do show the directions to Microsoft headquarters if you want to go protest.

Briske look like he got caught in the potty at the start, at least he doesn’t have toilet paper coming out of this shorts.

Sebastian Lang is attacking; no one is buying that repeat from yesterday.

Clif Bar skit – Hampsten won’t even put on the grass jersey. Ricky Williams would.

Phonak patrolling the front of the field to show people they care.

I think I’m starting to become one of those grouchy types who want to get rid of the race radios. Especially when I see a DS on the cell phone on the car calling the other team director to see if they will work together. Everyone knows you’re supposed to offer the cash in person, on the road. It’s so much more personal that way – ask Richard Virenque.

And with radios, you get dead boring moments in races – like right now, where they just hold a gap for about 45 miles. Radios kill breakaways.

Lang has 1:50; Riis calls Johan to ask if they want Mexican or BBQ tonight.

Will anyone attack in this race? There’s a grim reaper on the hill. I miss Didi – that wacky German. There are far too many people wanting to become roadside “characters.” Maybe I can dress up like a drunken Dutchman – wait there’s already thousands of those, aren’t there?

CA guy jumps – Portal. The Californian Moreau perhaps?

Lang has a flat, neutral support might not have his right wheel. The Gerolsteiner car is caught in the drive through at Taco Bell. Riis chose Mexican.

A live interview with the Gerolsteiner DS, a little garbled, but I think he says, “We will crush the girly men out there.”

The biggest excitement of the day has been Lang’s flat – and McCormack’s run at the bingo table.

Lang is almost caught now. Johan calls Bjarne and asks him what he’s wearing.

The Gerolsteiners are attacking. Wegmann gets whacked on the head by some guy in a Spiderman costume. Welcome to the US – we’re idiots.

Five at the front – dangling. Shouldn’t Ricco be jumping up to get a tow son?

It might be Jason McCartney up front, he’s from Iowa. And he’s caught.

Shot of Lance in the team car – no hair on his legs. I still think he’s going to go for the hour record.

As I didn’t have my tinfoil helmet on, I am getting up off of the floor from the zap from the Disco satellite.

Looks like a sprint finish, I just don’t have the energy to complain anymore.

CSC at the front for Stuey, I guess. Haedo has been pretty unbeatable in the group stuff though.

Camera shot from the back of the race. How safe can that be at the finish?

There’s a knuckle head running alongside the LEADOUT. Reference above American idiot statement…

2K to go and I see some red and green and some other colors at the front. That info was brought via Pony Express.

1K to go. A Gerolsteiner off the front, as we see the camera shot of the back of the peloton. Why not just turn the camera on Screetch? It would be just as informative.

It’s going to be close, Wegman dangling. I just love typing dangling. Dangling, dangling, dangling!

T-Mobile’s Pollack gets by at the last second. Ricco is second as he didn’t have Levi to lead him out.

Pollack interview. “Where’s the mall? I have consumer products to purchase.”

Yep, SRAM carbon levers.