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Garmin fails to deliver on it's main goal of the season. Astana looks strong. But it is Cavendish who is wearing pink at the end of the day. I'm sure he has a few sweet victory moves to share with us should he manage to snag some stage wins during the next few days while still in pink. Pez seems to have the best report.

Highlights:




There are still a few small roster changes to be sorted out. Once everything is finalized, I will put up all the rosters. But here, at least, are the provisional standings after today's TTT. Remember, riders are awarded 1/4 of their teams total--but only if they finished with the team.

The Top 20:

Columbia 38
Garmin 31
Astana 25
LPR 23
ISD 20
Katusha 19
Rabobank 18
Liquigas 16
Lampre 15
Milram 14
Cervelo 13
Barloworld 11
Saxo Bank 10
Caisse d'Epargne 9
Bbox Bouygues 8
Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni 6
Quick Step 5
Xacobeo 4
Aqua & Sapone 3
Silence-Lotto 1


Stage 1 Results:

Matt H 220
Chris O 208
Bill A 207
John W 207
Brian S 202
Paddy H 200
Ian H 196
Jonny B 193
Brad E 183
Charlene 175
Jonny G 173
Mike G 170
Miriam H 169
Greg W 168
Andy L 166
Hal L 166
Vic P 163
David S 147
Chris D 146
Rachel H 136
Dallas S 132
Paul V 129
Kevin K 126
Dan L 120
Craig P 113
Jonah H 113
Mark S 111
Chris H 100
Chris A 98
Donna H 76
Naomi H 76