So, looks like Cav has gotten his head back in the game. After a pretty crappy season so far, Cavendish is getting up to speed and racking up the wins again. The sprints have come down to 2 wins by Petacchi, 2 by Cavendish and one by Hushovd... but that will soon change...
Stage 6 was filled with multiple rollers, including four category four climbs, but nothing was strong enough to disrupt the usual early Tour predictability; breakaway gets away and dangles off the front for much of the day, only to be swallowed up by the sprinters in the final kilometers.The stage's 225km played more of a role on the field than the course profile, especially with this weekend's stages bringing the first real taste of the mountains.
In the end, the break never had a chance and Cavendish was delivered brilliantly by his team to another stage win. Tyler Farrar, still nursing a fractured wrist, managed second on the stage with Petacchi 3rd. Petacchi is now on the heels of Hushovd and his Green jersey and Farrar looks destined to get a stage win.
The stage was made all the more interesting by the fight between Barredo and Costa, and McEwen's finish line crash. Some days it just doesn't make sense to get out of bed...
Stage 7 is the first real taste of the mountains ahead, but I expect some fireworks will be on hand. GC riders may or may not feel safe enough to let a break get away or may overreact and begin attacking each other right away, just looking for weaknesses in their rivals. With a category two climb just before the false flat finish, things could get more entertaining. All in all, it should be an interesting stage- it will be interesting to see who shows their cards...
Tim
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