I said below that Lance Armstrong would not wear the yellow jersey during today’s stage, in deference to David Zabriskie, who lost the jersey yesterday thanks to a crash. Race director Jean-Marie Leblanc insisted, however, Armstrong don the malliot jaune, warning that if Armstrong did not wear the leader’s jersey, he would not start the stage. Armstrong did eventually relent, and wore the jersey (which, by the way, he will wear at the start of tomorrow’s stage).

Posted on 6 July 2005