TdF’08 St. 20: Spanish Eyes Are Smiling!

Race Report “Now’s the day and now’s the hour!” This is the day that we find out who will win the 2008 Tour de France, three weeks of surprises and a few disappointments have come down to a 53 kilometer test against the clock. There are six riders within five minutes of the yellow jersey. The present wearer, Carlos Sastre, has a small lead, but is it enough for him to take the yellow to Paris? The course is slightly undulating over the 53 kilometers from Cérilly to Saint Amand Montrond, this should suit the bigger, stronger riders, which is not good news for Carlos Sastre, and he has a lead on Cadel Evans of 1 minute, 34 seconds and 2 minutes, 39 seconds over Denis Menchov. Frank Schleck, CSC team mate of Sastre is not known for his time trialing strengths and Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner) is a dark horse, but could pull off a... [read full story]