Paddy Hearts Levi

First ITT of the Vuelta, and so we get a sense of who is in this thing. Levi sure is, after winning the stage today. But so is his teammate Alberto Contador. It will be interesting to watch that one play out. But the mountains are coming and the Accountant is no doubt licking his chops. Valverde had a surprisingly good ride, for him. So he's still in it too. Sastre is hanging in there, but it will no doubt take some more work in the mountains for him to get it done. Should be fun. Schumacher won both of the Tour's ITT's, but he finished outside the top 10 today. Lots more from CN and Pez.

As for the FGBC Pool, Paddy issued a rather bold statement today. Mired in last place as recently as two days ago, he comes up with 345 points on the stage to move squarely into the ranks of the contenders. And while Vic had a rather mediocre day by his standards, finishing fifth, his lead is still almost 200 points. Arlene and Hal finished second and third and occupy those same spots in the overall GC. My team just plain sucks.

Stage 5 Results:

Paddy 345
Arlene 155
Hal 145
Matt 140
Vic 120
Brad 100
Ian 100
Jonny B 65
Dallas 45
Chris 15
David 0


Overall Standings:

Vic 821
Arlene 635
Hal 629
Jonny B 596
Paddy 563
David 537
Ian 379
Matt 334
Brad 323
Chris 296
Dallas 232