Seize the moment: Hincapie steals yellow in Stage 1

George is proving that I'm not a complete fool (see my pre-race predictions)

An incredible prologue left him a fraction of a second out of first place yesterday. Although he could have resigned himself to the fact that he would not wear the yellow jersey at any in time in the near future, and alert Hincapie found an opportunity to steal a 2 second time bonus at an intermediate sprint in today's Stage 1 of the Tour de France. Although at the time, I doubt he thought this would be enough to win yellow when the stage ended- the sprinter strongmen (Boonen or Huschov), would simply overpower the field at the finish to win the big time bonuses, as well as the yellow jersey. It took a strange turn of events at the final sprint, but in the end, Hincapie emerged when the dust and chaos settled with his two seconds intact, and the maillot jaune on his shoulders. although, he'll lose it tomorrow, no one deserved it more than he did today, after the performances he gave in the last two stages.

Only time will tell who will lead Team Discovery, but so far, he is proving that he deserves this opportunity.