After a terrible sleep on a bed that felt like something Barney Rubble would have enjoyed we dragged ourselves out of bed. Not only was the bed hard, it rained much of the night with lighting and wind. At breakfast we met a British couple who was traveling to Switzerland to see a stage later in the week (It seems as though all of the British we meet either know Mark Cavendish or have ridden professionally??? Because of the rain today we decided to travel 30 miles to Vitel to see the start. On a cold rainy day we walked to the official rider Bus area and stayed to see the riders leaving the bus to sign in for today's ride. It was great fun seeing all of the riders and we saw the start and then traveled back to our next hotel in Bourbonne-Les-Bain which is know for its natural hot spring and spas. Here we are watching today's finish on TV in our room and all is good - looking forward to another great meal tonight and a long ride tomorrow.
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I’ve actually out sprinted Cav in a local race.
Cav and I are close. We have a running joke: because he passes so much gas, I call him "Air Cav." We ride all the time on the Isle of Girly Men, which is just across the Firth of Fifth from his island, whatever it's called. I should know the name, Paul Sherwin mentions it every five minutes. Did I say we were close?
Is that Gary talking to the Astana rider? And if so, who is the rider?
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