It's Sunday evening and my calves still very sore from yesterday. The lower back is a little stiff too. Feeling this way at this time of year is surprising. I would have never guessed yesterday's ride would have had this effect.

Giro coverage of OLN just finished and Basso showed who the class of the field in this year. Still a long way to go with some difficult stages yet to come but it is hard to imagine someone else challenging for victory based on his performance today.