say it isn't so.....jour deux

ok, so....i had followed along from time to time to today's stage, and thought when i finally closed the window that all was well with the tour again.....oh how wrong i was....first i see midafternoon an italian rider being led away by les gendarmes.....along with news that the entire cofidis team was out......and later on...as i was waiting for my daughter at soccer practice came the news on npr that the danish team had fired the yellow jersey/tour leader michael rasmussen.....and he was also out.....out and gone....omg.....these people were all told upfront...signed promises.....and yet they persisted with the same old crutches that could kill the sport......transfusion, testosterone doping.....are these men self-destructive.....or willing to sacrifice everything to stand on a podium for a moment of glory.......i am simply stunned......