Carlos Alzate wears the Green Jersey for the 4th straight day. Matt Cooke is top ten in the GC, two minutes back, Freddie Rodriguez and Andres Diaz are both sick, Sam Johnson and Kai Applequist are strong but they aren’t crit riders, Chris Hong is a climber and Erik Slack is too, what’s to be done? Stage wins are good but jerseys are better. Jerseys are on the podium every day, they are important, they are to be protected.
