Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

Here is a video recap of today's stage of the Tour de France. It rained for much of the stage, which made the road slippery. There were, as a result, many crashes. Scots cyclist David Millar, who rides for the American team Garmin-Slipstream, broke away from his breakaway companions with a few miles to go, but was caught by the peloton near the finish line. I felt sorry for him. He made a valiant effort. Here is tomorrow's stage. It's not only the longest stage of this year's Tour, at 138.9 miles; it has a great deal of climbing. The mountaintop finish will separate the men from the boys. I can't wait to watch the stage live at 7:00 tomorrow morning (on Versus). These are wonderful days for me: televised cycling in the morning; reading and running in the afternoon; televised baseball in the evening. I feel sorry for people who have to work.