In The (Time) Zone by David Olle, France, +39 333 5959 217 (twitter feed @DavidOLLE)

Stage 4     July 5     Lorient - Mûr-de-Bretagne     172 km             
results:  
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 4:11:39   
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard     
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana

General Classification:  
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo 13:58:25   
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:01   
3 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0:00:04  

Skippy report:  Cadel's first TdF road stage win.  Let's remember the clichés, take a deep breath and repeat them with me now:  ‘It's only the first week', ‘It's a long way to Paris', ‘A week is a long time in cycling' ‘It's the third week that counts'.  Bugger it, let's celebrate now.   

Contador Report:  bang-bang, cop that pistolero.
(hmmm, don't get to say that often)  

Giro Donne Report:  (Women's Tour of Italy)
Twitter from:  @rachelneylan (Australian riding for Diadora - Pasta Zara, now let me guess, that'd be  an Italian team?)
"lucked out with a Best Western for the eve in Piacenza.. dont laugh.. a bath tub & fluffy white towels are luxury in women's cycling!"

Olympic champion Nicole Cooke (Wales) took her first victory of the year for her MCipollini Giordana team with a solo effort into Verona after 135.2km.  Nicole Cook is grouse.  So is Rach Neylan. 

Media Report:  Yesterday, during the TdF, France 2 ran a small highlights segment and today updated us with information direct from the Women's Giro d'Italia.  Who can match that?  The AFL?  The World Cup?  Darts?    

Cuisine Report:  Carrying it over to tomorrow.  In the mean time watch our own French cook, Jean-Marie at work (a Frenchman, living in France)

Tomorrow:  Stage 5     July 6     Carhaix - Cap Fréhel     158 km            
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