Robert Winder

After all the huffing and puffing, will he, won’t he of the past 3 weeks Lord Farq… oh sorry, Levi Leipheimer finally gets the stage win.

Yes he did do an amazing ride, and he’s followed the right wheels for the past 10 days or so since the road started going up hill. Congratulations must go to him for that (assuming…). Well done, must be a nice feeling to finally slay the dragon.

His press interviews don’t quite have the "edge" that you might expect from a Pro, but he’s trying to be the nice guy. I wonder how much of him would love to act like his twin brother and expel Mr Conta d’or from the magic kingdom Discovery?

Lord Farquaad: Ride, ride, ride, as you fast as you can; you can’t catch me, I’m the team leader!

Conta: You’re a monster.

Lord Farquaad: I’m not the monster here, you are. You and the rest of that fairy tale trash, poisoning my perfect world. Now tell me! Where are the performance enhancers?

Conta: Get me a water bottle, Domestique!

Lord Farquaad: [grunts] I’ve tried to be fair with you upstart, but now my patience has reached its end! TELL ME, OR I’LL —

Conta: No, not the face! Not my baby face!

_{(Thanks to Mex for first pointing out the similarities.)}