Stage Two...

Stage Two:
1st: Robbie McEwen - Australia - Lotto - 5:36:14
2nd: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 5:36:14
3rd: Thor Hushovd - Norway - Credit Agricole - 5:36:14

Overall:
1st: Thor Hushovd - Norway - Credit Agricole - 9:54:19
2nd: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep (+ :05)
3rd: Robbie McEwen - Australia - Lotto (+ :08)
Other notables:
4th: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ :10)
5th: Dave Zabriskie - USA - CSC (+ :16)
*7th: Alejandro Valverde - Spain (+ :16)
*10th: Paolo Savoldelli - Italy (+ :20)
11th: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak (+ :21)
25th: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ :29)
29st: Bobby Julich - USA - CSC (+ :30)
31rd: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ :32)
35th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ :33)
47th: Jens Voight - Germany - CSC (+ :36)

Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Thor Hushovd (Norway)
Green Jersey(Top Point Earned): Robbie McEwen (Australia)
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Benoit Vaugrenard (France)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): David de la Fuente(Spain)
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): Discovery
Red Number (Most Competative): David de la Fuente(Spain)

This was the second longest portion of the race and another day where the leaders changed a million times. It's so nerve wracking not having a clear cut winner. They said today was for sprinters, but there were several hills on the course, which made it difficult, including some at the end. Two guys were out in front for about 200 km - both from Spain and new the the race. They almost spoiled it for the sprinters, often taking the top points in the intermediate sprints, and one took the lead in the king of the mountains race. However, the peloton caught up with them eventually. Then this guy from T-Mobile jumped to the front within the the last 5K and he seriously almost had it until his legs locked up on him at the end. Then the sprinters came forward and finished it off. I swear, McKewn comes out of no where every time. You couldn't even see him til the last 150 meters. Ridiculous. Hushovd picked up third and a time bonus, but he had already gotten the yellow jersey back when he crossed one of the intermediate sprints in the third. Damn. I'm kind of getting hooked on Hincapie. I'm not really worried about the guys ahead of him right now in the overall standings - they're sprinters and won't be a threat in the mountains. However, the two guys with * were some I'd forgotten about and are good all around. At least Salvoldelli is on Discovery, too. No big crashes today, though there as a minor one within the last 3K, which slowed Landis down. One rider was lost to a fever, so the group is down to 175.

Oooobsessed =)