At last we have arrived in Paris, where we depart tomorrow morning at 4 am EST. As frustrating and mad as the tour became, we met some wonderful people on it and after we left. Two dudes from TN stayed at our hotel in Le Thor. They have been to Le Grand Boucle 5 of the last 6 years. The UK couple that hiked up Ventoux has already emailed to check back in with us. Amy ran into one of our tour group folks at their hotel in Paris yesterday. Needless to say, its as much about the people you meet along the way as the destination itself. That being said and fully aware that a picture is worth a lot more than I can say about it, here are a few additional photos from the last couple of days. The picture at the bottom may be the most interesting.
This photo of the lead pack coming up Ventoux on a 10% grade.
This is the first room that we had to find "on our own." Its in Megeve, which would have been a great first town to stay in. We could've ridden the Col de la Columbiere and down to Annency for the TTT.
Check out my newest bike. We bought it because there were no rentals available and for the price we paid for the the tour, we could have purchased bikes. This is a TIME Speeder, carbon fiber with Fulcrum wheels (they make a nice clicking sound when freewheeling). It has a full 105 gruppo and compact cranks. Amy got a LaPierre The bikes are expensive over here because Boygues Telecom and Ag2R are so poplular they drive up the demand.
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Love the photos and stories James. It sounds like it was a hoot. I was just watching it on TV and was completely engrossed. I know an Aussie here who went over. I'm looking forward to hearing his stories as well. In local news, Westwood (West) scored a top 10 finish at the San Marcos Criterium this past weekend in the Cat 4 race. I could've used some team mates. When is the team coming out?
Congrats on the top 10 finish. WCH East will be going for some of the same at crossroads next week.
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