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Team Columbia HTC is working hard to position Cavendish in the right place at the right time and it’s paying off with two wins in a row for Cavendish. But why does Cavendish get all the glory? He basically sits back and enjoys the ride, while his teammates do the work, then sprints ahead at the last few seconds and takes the win. Yes, he’s fast. No doubt he is doing his job as a sprinter, but his victory salutes as he crosses the line are getting to be a bit much. Let Hincapie (remember him? he led Armstrong to seven tour victories) have some credit! There should be a jersey for the best lead out/caretaker guy. That would be Hincapie. Cavendish should salute Hincapie in his victory salutes!

Stage 10 was supposed to be controversial as there was a radio ban, but the riders didn’t seem too upset. The directors were more irritated than anyone else. Perhaps they get bored following the race with no input allowed? There was a rumor that the race was “shut down” and the riders decided to just stick together and not do anything exciting in a protest of the radio ban. And it did seem a bit slow, but to the casual observer (me) there wasn’t much difference. C’est la vie!