TdF Rest Day 1 Photos . . .

[BumbleBeeDave]

Don't you just love this posed S**t? Like he really irons his yellow jersey . . . Sheesh!

Overall leader of the Tour de France cycling race Thomas Voeckler of France, of Team Brioches La Boulangere, irons his yellow jersey as he poses for photographers in the laundry room of his hotel in Limoges, central France, Monday, July 12, 2004. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . Why does he look so nervous in all the race photos??

Overall leader of the Tour de France cycling race Thomas Voeckler of France grimaces during a training session with his teamates outside Limoges, central France, Monday, July 12, 2004. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Overall leader of the Tour de France cycling race Thomas Voeckler of France, of Team Brioches La Boulangere, adjusts a rain protection onto his cycling shoe prior to a training session with his teamates in Limoges, central France, Monday, July 12, 2004. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resumes Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Overall leader of the Tour de France cycling race Thomas Voeckler of France, of Team Brioches La Boulangere, center, jokes with his teammates in their Limoges hotel, central France, prior to a training session. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

[BumbleBeeDave]

US Postal Service team leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, foreground, leans forward as he speeds in a descent with teammates Jose Azevedo of Portugal, left, and fellow countryman George Hincapie, during a training session outside Limoges, central France, Monday, July 12, 2004. Riders enjoyed a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . but confident.

US Postal Service team leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, is seen prior to a training session in Limoges, central France, Monday, July 12, 2004. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . for 8 hours?!?!

US Postal Service team leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, checks the alignment of his saddle prior to a training session with his teamates in Limoges, central France, Monday, July 12, 2004. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . this caption, because I just cannot imgine that small Asian guy being Lance's bodyguard un less he's Bruce Lee's little brother.

U.S. Postal Service team leader and five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, center, leaves his Limoges hotel, central France, escorted by his paramedic Serge Borlee of Belgium, right, and bodyguard Erwin Ballerta of The U.S., rear left with glasses, Monday, July 12, 2004, on his way to a training session with his teammates. Riders enjoy a rest day on Monday, the race resuming Tuesday with the 9th stage between Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and Gueret, central France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[TmcDet]

. . . Why does he look so nervous in all the race photos??

Maybe he looks so nervous in the race because all the bikes have riders, here he is chasing a bike that has no rider.