I'm taking today as a rest day but there is absolutely no soreness from my run last night. That's a good sign.

News Item of the Day Patrice Clerc, president of Tour de France organisation ASO, declared in Bardolino yesterday that he is willing to negotiate with the UCI in order to come to an agreement about the Pro Tour.

"Reason has to prevail," Clerc said. "It is good to examine the reform of professional road cycling. With that in mind, and everybody truthful and willing, there is no reason why we shouldn't come to an agreement about the reform. If it is consensual, it will be durable." In Bardolino, Patrice Clerc and his Vuelta and Giro colleagues met with Vittorio Adorni, president of the professional cycling Council, and Manolo Saiz, president of the Sporting Teams Association.