Day 7, Rest Day
Barcelona

A good mate of mine from high school, Brock, who I haven’t seen for a few years lives in Barcelona so it was great to catch up with him. He is also a chiropractor so as an added bonus he gave us all an adjustment at his clinic by the beach.

Dr Brock Aligning The Crusaders

We did nowhere near as much as we planned during our rest day. It is now after midnight and we still haven’t made it to bed yet. This is quite worrying as we have to be up at 5am to tackle the longest stage of the tour. I hope we can make it.

Reflections

My first rest day has given me a chance to sit back and reflect on the first week of the tour. I always expected it to be hard but nowhere near as hard as this. The logistics have been a nightmare and it has been testing everybody’s patience. I always thought that the riding would be the easy part - it is actually a piece of cake compared to the logistics.

I’ve also realised that when you need help that your family and friends pull through for you. It’s all well and good for me to come out with outlandish statements and say that I am going to cycle the entire Tour de France route but they are the people who actually make it all happen. They have been awesome with directions, hotels, fuelling our bodies, support cars, groceries, bike maintenance, photography, website etc etc etc. I haven’t opened a map, cooked a meal, walked into a supermarket or booked a hotel. They have done everything. It’s a massive task, far bigger than I ever expected but they have pulled it all together and we are getting better and smoother each day.

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