Work Week Recap (In Case You Missed It)

So due to work and life, I am a little behind... so here's a recap of what's happened in the last few stages:

Stage 5: Cholet > Chateauroux
Mark Cavendish dominated the sprint, after the peloton hunted down the breakaway... Mark Cavendish, at only 23, is quite a force to be reckoned with.

Stage 6: Aigurande > Super-Besse
Young Ricardo Ricco won the stage today, and has officially been pegged as a big contender in the future. His first stage win in the Tour (he's won 3 stages in the Giro) - was a major one on top of Super-Besse.

Stage 7: Brioude > Aurillac
Today was a day where the peloton greatly misjudged their assault on the breakaway, and the breakaway had a winner - something they always try to achieve. Luis-Leon Sanchez won the day, and it was a good win for Caisse D'Epargne - mostly because Alejandro Valverde isn't quite performing the way he should if he really expects to win the Tour.

Stage 8: Figeac > Toulouse
Mark Cavendish hauled himself up the big mountains of the day to get another stage victory, matching his 2 stage wins in the Giro. Great job Mark! Where are all the other sprinters?

Stage 9: Toulouse > Bagnères-de-Bigorre
And it's another one for Ricardo Ricco! On a breakaway, Ricco managed to stay in front and gained 1:17 on many of the big GC men... There were some shake ups in the overall classification, but more to come in Stage 10.