not that bad, just probably the worst time as the pack was ramping up for the first climb. Getting taken out out by the Euskatel guys trying to get bottles on the second crash probably didn't help.
Pretty tough combination of events. Crash at the base of a climb, switch bikes, hammer to catch the lead group just as the Sky team hammers the pace. He had no time to recover and cracked. Too bad, I was hoping he would keep in it. He will support Leipheimer now.
Andy Schlek looked impressive.