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That's a good point. Do keep in mind this is the same country that tried to turn doctors into informers against illegal immigrants, though...

Hey guys, our chat app is up: http://www.bikechatter.com/chat Stop by and discuss the stage without hitting reload all the time:-) Also, live twitter updates from procyclinglive are piped in

Looking at cyclingnews' results for Stage 1, it shows Tony Martin coming in at more than three minutes down: http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-1/results And also being very far down on the white jersey (young rider) classification. However, it *also* shows...

... stop by and talk as the last few 'big guns' leave the starting gate

Live chat again For those who'd like to discuss the day's race without hitting RELOAD every few minutes, and without having all your comments saved for Google to find: http://www.bikechatter.com/chat

Here's an example of that: As saved here for posterity: http://www.bikechatter.com/statistics/alltime There were a few others during the winter that... well, if I had to speculate, I might guess there had been a bit of alcohol involved, but it's hard to say without knowing that guy's...

You could make the same claim about the internet in general, of course:-)

Thanks for the shout out:-) I'm always looking for ways to improve the site, by the way, suggestions and ideas are always welcome.

Evans lives in the Italian-speaking portion of Switzerland, actually, and is married to an Italian. Also, at least here in Italy, cycling is a *very* nationalistic sport. I mean, most fans aren't jerks about it, but they are certainly happier to see Italians win things. Even the TV...

Anyone feels like hanging out and talking about the stage, it's back: http://www.bikechatter.com/chat As always, with the live commentary via twitter from myself, procyclinglive and _Gavia_

Ok, live chat is here: http://www.bikechatter.com/chat Will the break stay away? Stop by and have your say. I've got RAI on and will be following the stage and translating some of what they have to say.

And we're back with the chat: http://www.bikechatter.com/chat I also have live tweets piped in, so you can follow the action and discuss it from the chat itself.

While we're posting links, the chat thing is up too: http://www.bikechatter.com/chat It's easier to follow than clicking 'reload!' here a bunch (I think forums work better for longer, more thought out posts), and has live twitter feeds from 'procyclinglive'. Stop by and discuss who's...

In this part of the world, what often happens in this season is that the morning is clear and blue, and afternoon thunderstorms roll up and let loose. You can track the latest weather here: http://www.arpa.veneto.it/bollettini/htm/immagini_radar_128_CS.asp

Scarponi had no reason to attack. The best strategy yesterday was to go over the top with a strong group and pull away more on the descent/flats. By himself, he was going nowhere, and knew that Nibali would likely catch him down the hill. I'm surprised more people haven't picked Scarponi...