[jyl]

Interesting to see Porte attacking and holding his own against the likes of Sagan, Matthews, Van Avermat on a classics rider sort of short, hard, power climb. He's good on that kind of stuff, remember Willunga Hill in the TDU. He must have all kinds of confidence and the Dauphine showed he has the form to back it up.

CalmeJane has a weird sort of pedaling style. Sometimes he looks okay, lean and flat backed. Other times he looks like a wobbly stork, pedaling a high cadence while standing. I think he's a bit to tall to really look good on a bike. But he's been winning a bunch this year.