"I agree. And how about Liggett's skepticism on donald's time during the prologue. If Leipheimer hadn't beaten him, we'd all still be wondering if the clock keepers were ""right"". All said, it would be nice to see Discovery win a stage.
p.s. when is the tour going to make it to the deep south?"

I was a small time cycling journalist and can say that the problem is money. There's so little money in cycling journalism (even in Europe) that most of the journalists are low caliber individuals with small amounts of motivation.

This isn't just annoying. It is part of the problem with things like Floyd Landis' accusation, reaction and case. It also hurts the sport when idiots like Phil and Paul get names wrong and repeat the same old catch phrases over and over again.

There are a few good ones. Check out the work that they're doing on amgentourofcalifornia.com. Eurosport does a great job too. And freelancer Alisdair Fotheringham (who wirtes for various Spanish, English and French publications) is excellent.

Voight has beaten Leipheimer in TTs in the past. In fact the last time they were fighting for GC win Voight won a TT over Leipheimer. See the 2006 Deutschland Tour, for example.