WELCOME TO PAU, THE GATEWAY TO THE PYRENEES. My best day today since I’ve been here. A 203 km ride at 28 – 34 degrees through this wonderful area into the suburbs of the Pyrenees.
Whether it’s the weather, my discipline of the last week or simply the training of these big stages, I feel young, light, fresh, agile and exhilarated on the bike. Could keep up with a fast group all day today, who were so nice to wait for me after the climbs. I think that was my fastest 200 km on the bike today.
The route was lined with fields of sunflowers. This is Tour de France and it burst out of Nic with the words, “this is why we are here”, at a speed of 42 km / h besides. There were partly so rapid sections where I dominate with my weight without doing anything. So I have exactly in such sections can lead the group.
Otherwise, sometimes funny things take place. One drives into a tree, straight down a straight road. Liz drives over broken beer bottles and tears up both tires. Another just falls over and collisions have happened several times. I can stay out of these things and always wonder how unfocused many are on the road. Are they with the car also so drauf, one thinks then.
Otherwise nothing big to report. It was now just over 400 km in two days and I wonder something about me and others, we just drive that.
Tomorrow, however, it will be really hard, I have to go 4600 meters in altitude and 213 km. Since I will certainly be the last for dinner. Therefore, now also end and good night.