Vive la Tour!

I'm sitting here watching the first alpine stage of this year's Tour de France. A fifteen man breakaway went off the front, and right now, it looks like some will stay away. At the moment, a German, Linus Gerdemans (sp?) has been tearing up the first really tough climb, the Col de Colombiere (sp?). He has broken everyone with him, and only a Spaniard has managed to stay close. From the top, there is a downhill and a flat circuit before the finish. If he has the skills and guts to hold off Inigo Landaluz (sp?), he'll be in yellow at the end of the day. (I'm watching the afternoon showing on Versus tv, so some of you know more than I do right now.)

Meantime, it is Bastille Day, which is the French version of July 4th. It recognizes the storming of the Bastille, a French political prison/armory back in 1789, and the key event of the French Revolution.