By the way, for those of you who may have missed it, Lance Armstrong has regained the yellow jersey in the wake of his strong performance yesterday. Today, the suffering continues as the peloton heads back into the Alps for a ride that features 2 HC (hors category) climbs, and another slightly less imposing Cat 1 climb. HC designates the most difficult mountain climbs.

I don't expect that Mr. Armstong will be relinquishing the yellow race leader's jersey any time soon.