July 12, 2005

"Today, I had good legs."

Lance Armstrong once again leads the Tour de France after smashing most of the field in the 10th stage, which concluded with a 13.8-mile climb in the Alps. Lance has now worn the yellow jersey of the TdF leader 72 times, and is on pace to pass legendary French rider Bernard Hinault, second all time with 78. Armstrong, who will retire at the end of this year's Tour, won't catch the great Eddy Merckx on that list.

UPDATE: Here's an excellent mile-by-mile recap of Tuesday's race that shows how Lance's Discovery Channel team worked so effectively yesterday to put him back in the yellow jersey.