July 21, 2009 – 12:24 am
Day 16, Stage 12
Tonnerre – Vittel, 211.5km
Another supposedly flat stage!
All of the days are starting to roll into one.
We spoke to a 74 year old lady when we stopped for a break (every person over 60 seems proud to tell us their age). She was a real character and was making comparisons between our [...]
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July 21, 2009 – 12:10 am
Day 15, Tonnerre Rest Day
I am sick of dreaming about riding every night. I can’t get away from it. I ride all day, get to the hotel, eat, go to bed, dream about riding. There is no escape.
It was a semi-productive rest day today. I’m sure we will be experts by the time we get [...]
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July 20, 2009 – 10:23 pm
Day 14, Stage 11
Vatan – Saint-Fargeau, 192km
Hump day! We have passed the half-way mark in both distance and in stages. And, what a difference a good night’s sleep makes. We all felt a bit more alert and energised today (support crew included).
We were working into a pretty strong headwind this morning and my legs are [...]
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July 13, 2009 – 10:54 pm
Day 13, Stage 10
Limoges – Issoudun, 194.5km
Today is the first of 6 flat stages in a row that are all approximately 200km in length. I am preparing myself for a long boring slog in the saddle. We have broken the 6 stages up with 2 rest days though so we won’t do more than 2 [...]
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July 13, 2009 – 10:11 pm
Day 12, Rest Day
Very tired but legs feel OK.
Woke myself up with a dip in the cold pool.
Drove over 400km to Limoges for our next stage.
Accidentally offended a nice Frenchman from Limoges who was keen to help us with our trip but I didn’t have a chance to contact him due to riding over 12 [...]
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July 13, 2009 – 9:38 pm
Day 11, Stage 9
Saint-Gaudens – Tarbes, 160.5km
Last night we stayed at the most awesome place aimed directly at cyclists – Auberge de l’Arac
We were extremely well looked after by Mark and Julia who fed us up with an enormous evening meal in their dining room that is right next to a fresh stream straight [...]
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