His team won't take him to a sprint finish and the other sprint teams must be fed up with him following their train. He is just going to have to go for it if a stage win means that much. Maybe he should settle for 'only' winning the green jersey by a country mile.
What was Riis up to? While the doctor was bandaging Contador's knee he whipped the rain jacket out of Contador's back pocket, hid it behind his back and then slipped it in his pocket. Or so it looked on the highlights.