Can Anybody Keep Up With This Guy?

When the road is wide open, nobody is faster these days than the young man from the Isle of Man. Mark Cavendish wins his second stage of the 2008 TdF going away. He was followed by his main lead-out man, Gerald Ciolek. Casper, Freire, and Forster round out the top 5. Kirchen is still in yellow as we head into the Pyrenees for the next two days. It's going to heat up.

Last 10 km here.

Over in the FGBC TdF Pool, Zed's Dead, Baby is the team of the day. Its trio f $4 sprinters (Chicchi, Forster, Casper) net a stage win and the overall, as the pattern of daily leader changes holds true yet again. That's seven consecutive days in which we've had a change atop the GC. English on the Ball and You Like Samurai Swords, I Like Baseball took 2nd and 3rd on the day, while Mylie Sigurdur's Wheels of Fury and Los Lobos Soundcheck Disaster sit in 2nd and 3rd in the GC. It's still very close, as the top 6 teams are separated by just 100 points. Perfect.

Stage 8 Results:

Zed's Dead, Baby (Chris) 220
English on the Ball (Matt) 180
You Like Samurai Swords, I Like Baseball (Arlene) 165
Powered by Veggies (Jonny B) 135
Mylie Sigurdur's Wheels of Fury (Dallas) 110
Team Runner Up (Mike) 110
Nothing Stops a Party Barge (Donna) 90
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Jonny M) 80
You Suckers Don't Have a Chance Against the King (Andy) 75
Turn up the good, turn down the suck! (Paddy & Naomi) 65
Annie Proffitt's Kids (Rachel) 50
Los Lobos Soundcheck Disaster (Bill) 50
Team Toulouse (Vic) 30
Arms Akimbo (Brad) 20
Frequent Flyers (Tom K) 5
Farm Team (Tinker James) 5
Sturmy-Archer All-Stars (Kevin) 5
Fuck It, Let's Go Bowling (Colin) 5
The A Team (Adam) 0
Dolphin Ankle Tatoos (Ian) 0
Don't Stop to Smell the Flowers (LeAnn) 0
Poison Ivy Weedwackers (Hal) 0
Viva Italia (David S) 0


Overall Standings:

Zed's Dead, Baby (Chris) 1145
Mylie Sigurdur's Wheels of Fury (Dallas) 1115
Los Lobos Soundcheck Disaster (Bill) 1100
Team Runner Up (Mike) 1090
Powered by Veggies (Jonny B) 1085
Frequent Flyers (Tom K) 1045
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Johnny M) 925
Team Toulouse (Vic) 875
English on the Ball (Matt) 870
Nothing Stops a Party Barge (Donna) 815
Farm Team (Tinker James) 795
You Like Samurai Swords, I Like Baseball (Arlene) 765
Fuck It, Let's Go Bowling (Colin) 600
Sturmy-Archer All-Stars (Kevin) 555
The A Team (Adam) 540
You Suckers Don't Have a Chance Against the King (Andy) 525
Annie Proffitt's Kids (Rachel) 465
Arms Akimbo (Brad) 395
Dolphin Ankle Tatoos (Ian) 385
Don't Stop to Smell the Flowers (LeAnn) 280
Poison Ivy Weedwackers (Hal) 240
Turn up the good, turn down the suck! (Paddy & Naomi) 230
Viva Italia (David S) 75

OTT: Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson, Don't Look Back in Anger