Le Tour started on Saturday with the prologue in Rotterdam, which was won by Fabian Cancellera (aka Spartacus). LA came in 4th and Contador 5 seconds behind LA. One small "psyche" in favor of LA.
Stage 1, Rotterdam - Brussels, was a crash fest, with Cavendish taking down Oscar Freire and few others when he mis-judged a tight corner within the last 3 km. The whole finishing straight was blocked when a bunch went down 3/4 km from the finish including Fabian Cancellera in the yellow jersey going over the handlebars and winding up at the bottom of a pile of riders and bikes. With Cavendish out, it looked like a great opportunity for Tyler Farrar to take the sprint, when another random rider went down just before the finish line clipping Tyler's derailuer, breaking it off - fortunately Tyler stayed upright. This left Alessandro Petachi to take the sprint for a win.
Estragon asked for my official predictions for the tour, which I give below without elaboration -
1.) Alberto Contador
2.) Lance Armstrong
3.) Andy Schleck
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