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Here I am sitting in the depart village TdF 05. Me, Whitey, and Cookie, and Whitey is pretty happy to be here. Yes, he did avoid all the TV cables around the course and now he is officially involved in the Tour de France and I'm sure he will be, all the way to the finish.
I was happy with my time trial. I normally go better in the short prologues but I gave it 100%, like everyone I guess. I was surprised that Zabriskie and Armstrong put such a gap into everyone else but you can't get too carried away with it. The year Pantani won the Tour he finished last in the prologue.
I hope to go well and avoid any crashes and carnage over the first few days. It is going to be pretty rough in the sprints so we will just see what happens.
It is going to be a bit of a different race this year without Petacchi and Zabel. It means their respective teams won't be chasing down the breaks as in past years. I reckon that after the team time trial, there will be a few successful breakaways and it will make it very interesting for the battle for the Maillot Vert.
Although I am not specifically targeting the green jersey, there will certainly be many opportunities for me to get in the mix.
It looks like being a stinker out there today and I reckon a break will go early but get pulled back towards the finish. It might be just the right time to attack.
