Cavendish didn’t pull any punches either. For what it is worth they both seemed right also. Apparently this exact thing has happened in the tour before. He may have been out of line a little bit, but at the same time sometimes you have to call them like you see them.
I think it will be clear who the team leader is after the mountains coming up. If Lance doesn’t falter there I think they have to get behind him.
I was kind of surprised at Cavendish. It might have been better to wait for after the team time trial to tick off the other teams! I wonder what his director will have to say about that tonight. (Not that he wasn’t correct in his statement ... )