Here is a scene from today’s stage of the Tour de France. Here is tomorrow’s stage. Note the mountaintop finish, which will sort things out as far as the general classification is concerned. It’s Bastille Day, so expect a Frenchman—I predict Sandy Casar—to go on a long, suicidal breakaway.

Addendum: Here is a New York Times story about three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.