I don't think it's over (re: doping suspensions). Fuentes has said, directly, that he will do nothing but tell the truth and that he has clients currently riding in the Tour.
On one hand, it's really nice to see the Tour blown wide open by the suspensions - it's a true free for all. Wegman from Gerolstiener was actually drilling for points early in the game - even fighting for the KOM when the biggest climb was a piddly Cat 3! However, I was hoping to see Julich and Zabriskie throw down the gloves to keep CSC protected and force Jan to make aggressive moves. But, now we get to see Rogers in his true form and let the sprinters take command every day.
The bunch finishes have been great. Hushovd, McEwen and Boom-boom all throwing down, EVERY DAY is cool to watch.
The whole landscape will change at the next TT in St. Gregorie. 52km of ITT, a week of racing down, it's gonna be GREAT racing. I'm personally a fan of Zabriskie or Hincapie, however Landis (if he could sort out the new positioning issues with his BMC rig) could come up. That TT, followed by the first few Cat 1 climbs, will start to spread things out.
This is the best TdF I've watched in a long, long time - and I'm a Lance fan!
Scott, I dig the Giro as well, but I think that they went a little insane with this year's course - it was a great race but I think they forced too much fatigue on the riders, which doesn't yield the best racing (cue doping discussion re: Basso), however I really dig the spring classics. The Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix have to be the best of the bunch. I'm trying to convince Jessie that we should to see the Ronde van Vlaanderen while drinking Duvel and chomping on frittes and moules and ringing cowbells.
Cheers,
-Andrew