Today is the first day off the bike and is a time of reflection as
we leave Venosc in theFrench Alpes and head to the wine region of Provence.
Firstly it was stated the french alpes are extreme and that is
what we experienced plus exquisite french culture and hospitality and from every
man Chateau Morville and our hosts Liz and Rob have been exceptional.
In respect to reality it interesting how those special moments in
life flash before when you are strapped from behind to a crazy Frenchmen
running down a mountain at 3000 metres towards a cliff to jump off and your
life is flashing before that you find time to smile and appreciate how great
life is and how fortunate we are.
It is axiomatic that our first five days have set great standards
with PBs on the Alpe de Huez , Col de Lautaret , Galibier , Col de Sarenne,
& Col de Lutivel, all of which are HCs by category (ie originally unable to
be driven). Ps for the record the Le Tour riders have only ridden 2 HC climbs
to date this Le Tour.
Today we viewed the Tour from the 38k mark from the summit of Col
de Lautaret (which we smashed earlier in the week) and no words can portray how
awesome these guys are.
Tomorrow is our day as we take on that freak of nature ie Mt
Ventoux (ie only 2000 meters). What makes this all the more challenging is that
after several bottles of wine it has now become a handicap race so good luck to
tomorrows blogger.
In concluding to those great mates (ie muppets as referred to by
our local SPC CEO) this has and continues to be a trip of a lifetime.
Chambo
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