Here is a scene from today’s stage of the Tour de France. The stage was won by British cyclist Mark Cavendish, who averaged 28.44 miles per hour for 104.7 miles. Cavendish, who rides for the American team Columbia (formerly High Road) has won three stages already. Here is tomorrow’s stage.

Addendum: Here is a New York Times story about the latest cheating incident. It won’t be long before the message gets through that cheating doesn’t pay.