Euskaltel sum-up

Euskaltel have got off to quite a good start in the Tour I must say. Mikel was excellent in the prologue, and after capturing bonus points on today`s stage, is now 10th on GC. That`s awesome from Mikel, and it certainly looks like he`s hitting top form just at the right time. Rubén Pérez has also been impressive, riding a good prologue and showing his great form on the second stage. He`s now something like 22nd overall; no mean feat from a first-timer. On the bad side, Haimar didn`t do a good prologue. Where his TT skills have gone, I don`t know, but expect him to be prominent when the road starts to go uphill nonetheless. Igor lost a bit of time today, but I`m not worried about him. Actually I reckon it would be good for him to lose some time early on, so that he can break away in the Alps without the whole bunch chasing him. Igor`s a good bet for a stage-win I think. The rest of the team has been doing okay so far. Luckily none got injured in that nasty pile-up on stage 2, so everyone should be fit and ready for the remaining 17 stages. Aupa!