Le Tour Update: July 17

Personally, I think Rasmussen's days in the Maillot Jaune are numbered. He will lose major time in the TT, infact he does not even train for TTs because he doesn't expect himself to to go either way. Also, Valverde has been in the right place all the time and smacking everyone else in the sprint. The time bonuses he receives will definitely help him. With few a flat stages ahead, Vinokourov will have a chance to recover and hopefully perform better in the time trial.