Leipheimer!

This time my video recorder did its job,but I decided not to see the stage.Why? Well,before of showing the TT,Eurosport transmitted a programme called "Planet Armstrong".Thirty minutes of transmission completely about sir Lancelot.God bless the man who invented the "Fast" button on remote controls (the one that allows you to skip commercials while you're watching a recorded film).However,it wasn't just "Planet Armstrong" that made me get angry.In fact,after that,they showed just the last minutes of the TT.And of course they didn't show all the riders that were on the parcours,but they just kept on showing Leipheimer-Armstrong-Armstrong-Leipheimer-Armstrong-Armstrong-DZ (joyful screams!)-Armstrong-Armstrong-Leipheimer-Armstrong-Armstrong.I resisted in front of the tv just in time to see Lovkvist arriving at the finish line (the voice of the chronists was covered by my sister's joyful screams).Then,I turned it off because I was too disgusted and worried for the Lancemania (that is EVERYWHERE!).

I've read (and also saw) on the blogs of Maggie and Ilaria that DZ behaved in a spectacular way at the starting line.I've also read that Andy smiled at the camera before of starting his race.And I've missed both these moments...Hatred.

Basso had to retire himself because of a knee injury (I don't know how,but he managed to hurt his knee against the handlebar of his bike...Very painful).

Important thing to say about the TT: Jens Voigt got 5th while sir Lancelot got 14th.He (Voigt) rocks!

Btw,here are the stage results...

1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 30.41 (47.15km/h)

2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.08

3 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0.17

4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.22

5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0.30

6 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.36

7 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.39

8 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 0.41

9 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 0.43

10 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.51

11 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling 0.55

12 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream

15 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 1.16 (same time as Armstrong,but sir Lancelot arrived 14th.Why?)

27 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1.42

47 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 2.28 (same time as Cavendish,but Pacio arrived 46th.Again:why?)

79 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 3.25

...And here's the GC...

1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana

2 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.36

3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.46

4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 1.10

5 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.29

6 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 1.46

7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 1.54

8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 1.59

9 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 2.13

10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing 2.15

11 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas

19 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 6.22

20 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank

44 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 15.55

45 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 16.

49 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 19.12

Trofeo Laigueglia: Ginanni won in front of Pozzato and Enrico Rossi.Go on http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2009/feb09/laigueglia09 if you want to see the report and the results of the race.

Unlucky boys:

1.Freire will have to skip Milan-Sanremo.Poor boy.

2.Kirchen probably won't be able to run the Ardenne's classics.Poor boy.

(Un)Important thing:today I had to bring my sister's bike to the mechanic.While I was going there I saw a man whose hair looked like Cancellara's one and while I was coming back I saw a Liquigas bus driving on the road towards Bg.I haven't imagined it,because also my sister (she was with me) saw it.I have to investigate....What can a Liquigas bus do in a place like this? No asnwer...

Photos by TDW.A photo of Frank is available on this link: http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/feb09/california09/?id=/photos/2009/feb09/california09/california096/DSC_0182 .Regarding Frank,yesterday he rode with his race number (13) upside down just like Cancellara did in last year's Tour.It looks as if Sexy Bankers are a bit scaramantic!