In The (Time) Zone by David Olle, Italy, +39 333 5959 217 (twitter feed @DavidOLLE)

Stage 15, May 22, Conegliano - Gardeccia-Val di Fassa, 230 km
Results
1  Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel Euskadi)     7:27:14
2  Stefano Garzelli (Acqua&Sapone)      + 1:41
3  Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank)         + 1:50


General classification
1  Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard)
2  Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD)          + 4:20
3  Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale)  + 5:11


Skippy report:  I think I saw one today, riding through Cortina...   

Cuisine Report:  Last night's dinner here in Cortina featured ravioli filled with beetroot.  Not sure if this is a traditional peasant dish, from the region, or nouveau cuisine.  Given that beetroot to me, equates to Kryptonite to superman, it wasn't bad.  Not bad at all, fresh beetroot must be a given.  

The crowd:  On Zoncolan yesterday, many, many people were unhappy with the removal of the Crostis climb.  They boo-ed the cars of the commissaires, hit them with newspapers, and lay on the road in front of them.  After a morning in the beer tents for most, it was almost violent, from the generally peace-loving Italians.

Lance report:  Sunday night, I believe, is D-day for Lance Armstrong, when Tyler Hamilton, one of Lance's former lieutenants for many seasons, goes to air on the USA's ‘60 Minutes'.  Confessing all about his drug use in cycling, apparently, and backing up some of Floyd Landis's claims against LA.

I believe Lance Armstrong, for all his faults (please don't ask me why I read his second book, after not enjoying his first) has done more good, than harm in this world.  I don't need to know he cheated, I can guess that anyway.  It's not hard to work out.  The following year, after his final, of seven, Tour de France wins, the riders who finished 2nd to 5th could not start the TdF, and were either suspended for drug abuse or retired, without conviction.  It's not rocket science.

While I don't like drug cheats in any sport, are we all 100% squeaky clean in our lives?  Who has a perfect record on their tax statements?  Has everyone never lied to save paying a little more to the government?  What's the difference?  Should cheating be measured in the amount of money at stake?  For those who want Contador to do time for a miniscule amount of clembuterol, you better think hard about this.        
Who's going to throw the first stone?  I know it won't be me.

Tomorrow:   May 23, Rest day 2.
We're riding from Cortina to the Montello, just north of Treviso, should be goose on the menu domani sera.  Can't wait!