[Baynative]

Bike Ping

Australian Rohan Dennis rode the fastest time trial in Tour de France history on Saturday.

He averaged 55.45 kilometers an hour — about 34.5 mph — for a stage-winning time of 14 minutes and 56 seconds over a 13.8-kilometer course.

It was the fastest individual stage ever ridden in the history of the century-old race.

While the consensus main contenders are Nibali, Quintana and Contador, this could very well be the year of some surprises. Today's win by an Aussie rider reminded me of another Aussie who I think is a guy to watch - super domestique Richie Porte who has escorted Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to tour victories and is ready to ride out of the shadows if SKY team leader Chris Froome falters or falls.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

I HATE the timed trials! I’m glad they did it today so I don’t feel like I missed out while enjoying our holiday.

So how does this impact the scoring? I know it used to determone the race early on before we even got to see endurance and determination in the long and mountainous stages.

Please tell me the points today are meaningless.