Denis Menchov, Frank Schleck, Bernhard Kohl and American Christian Vande Velde will be churning their TT machines in hopes of a prestigious third-place overall finish. Tune in here tomorrow morning if you cant get to a television set. Watch for unshaven riders. A peloton superstition holds that shaving on the day of a time trial brings bad luck -- or shows that by pulling a razor, youve wasted energy that should have Zenith replica watches been saved to pump into the pedals.One awe-inspiring number that rolled in after Thursdays stage 18, won by Team Columbias Marcus Burghardt: 1,347. Thats how many watts of power he topped out on in the winning sprint, according to TrainingPeaks. His 16-second sprint averaged 958 watts. Thats serious power.--Matthew Fishbane
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