There was an interview with an alien who looked just like M Cavendish of the IOM at the end of the highlights show, but it can't have been him, as the alien was chatty and smiling. Anyhoo, he explained how much he hates the Pyrenees, and how they (gnarly sprinters) got "all scientific" working out how many watts per kilo they'd need to stay in contention. And then he got a puncture so had to go a bit. And on the last descent they gave it absolute beans "because you never know what's going to happen."
La télévision française had all buggered off home when he nipped up on to the stage to get his green jumper.