And Thomas Voeckler had a great day.
He took off on an attack that was pure guts and beat a strong field- including Alejandro Valverde and Danilo Di Luca.
What an easy guy to root for:
this shot of Voekler from the 2004 Tour courtesy of flickr user eugene
On another cycling note, the Vuelta has been excellent so far. The sprints have been hotly contested and the one mountaintop finish was a stellar day of racing.