From Jan's diary:

09.07.2005/ Hi there,

At breakfast we already speculated on whether Jens will ride into the yellow
jersey today - and if Lance is going to let him. Well, hats off to Jens! He
won't be keeping the jersey until Paris. But at last he got his just reward
for his tireless attacks. He is an amiable rider, who really deserves this.
Congratulations!

My day started in a less than perfect way. On the first descent, in a narrow
curve, I was caught by a gust of wind, lost control of my bike, and
overturned three or four times in a ditch. Looks like crashes are my lot
this year. I have some light contusions and bruises, but other than that, I'
m okay. Matze, Steini and Stephan stopped at once and helped me catching up
with the field in no time flat.

Yesterday evening, there was a lot going on at our team hotel. The German
channels of ARD and ZDF did a live interview with me and Klödi, other
journalists joined us later. On a day like this it was even fun for me. But
come the mountains, I think I'll need more rest post-race, to relax and
prepare for the next day.

This evening we'll fly to Grenoble, tomorrow is our rest day, with just a
little bit of training on the menu. After my crash, the rest day is quite
welcome in order to get over it and heal my bruises.