Devastating in the manner of Eddy Merckx, and I don't think there is a better compliment than that can be made to Lance Armstrong. Merckx, the Cannibal, was a terminator extraordinaire, and now Lance is in that category.

He has no rivals left, but he must be careful on the long and mountainous road to Paris , but he knows that.

The atmosphere on Alpe d'Huez was one of euphoria, not just among the 900,000 spectators, but with the hundreds of Americans who turned up for the occasion.

Tomorrow's stage is vicious and there will be more changes to come. But I think the winner is already known.