The stage today was great: at one point, Simoni - after help from DiLuca - had already virtually put on the pink jersey, but then lost it again in the descent and subsequent finish. All positions 1-6 of the general classification were represented in the leading groups and fought for points. Impressive were the quite colorful coalitions that formed and held for quite a long time. Salvodelli has a lead of just 28 seconds over Simoni and 45 seconds over Rujano, today's stage winner, after 3500 km of racing. Wow. It would be nice if the Tour also showed such active cycling once in a while instead of wild tactics.