Biking
I got all worried when I heard that Lance Amrstrong no longer had the lead in the Tour de France, but apparently it's part of the plan. It appears that this bike race is a little different than the races I participated in around the neighborhood when I was a kid. They have strategy and everything! Our only strategy was to clip the back tire of the kid in front of you to make him fall.
Armstrong wanted to yield the yellow jersey, but only to a rider who he knew didn't have the legs to be a real podium threat. It took longer than Discovery would have liked, but when the right combination of riders went off the front in a breakaway, Discovery got what it wanted.
Former mountain bike world champion Mickael Rasmussen attacked just 1.2 miles into Sunday's race to solidify his lead in the King of the Mountains competition, and a group of six riders, including Voigt, broke away and took up the chase. Voigt is a powerful rider but lacks the time trialing and climbing prowess to be a Tour champion. Discovery knew that if Voigt's move succeeded, he could take the yellow jersey without ultimately threatening Armstrong's shot at the overall title.
