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  1. At the airport.Feels very strange not having to cycle today.Great group to cycle with.That's it for another year.Off to collect more money!
  2. Last day and a weary team left at 8am. However sun is shining,terrain is flat and the wind light. @first stop 80km to go
  3. St. Emilion 4k from our final destination for the day yfrog.com/ntr0skj
  4. Temps up to 33c -a tad warm for those used to a British summer.Fast progress today at an average of 17.5 mph. Looking forward to a cool beer
  5. Lunch stop. The sun is out, we are going downhill and after a week the legs are working better. Happy days for the team.
  6. We are back. iPhone placed in rice after getting very wet brings it back to life. Thanks to Billy H.Riding well this morning!
  7. iPhone died in the monsoon yesterday and this morning is just steep hills - allegedly. Got to the first stop. So far sprinkling rain!
  8. Past many fields of sunflowers today.After the weather we have had today I see a claim under the trade descriptions act being prepared!
  9. It is not 42km it is 55km from lunch to the finish. Mutter mutter. Horrible weather for the first 28.
  10. Late lunch stop and in from the rain for a while. Aches and pains all round but only 42km to go this afternoon-don't mention the hills
  11. At 2nd stop. Wet day and no prospect of sun @ the moment. Head down and keep peddling.Team in good spirit despite the weather.
  12. First stop at Oradour and visited the Centre de la Memoire Memorial to all those massacred by the SS. Lost for words
  13. The stage after lunch was just hard,very very hard.Enough said
  14. There are too many hills in France or @ least in our part of it. Tough section before lunch and another red in the offering- o joy!
  15. 2ndstop and mutiny in ranks,wonderful coffee but no cake and after those hills we have just done we felt we deserved one.Onwards and upwards
  16. First flat tyre of the event this morning repaired quickly by Peter-must learn to do that.Legs hurting but not as much as other parts.Hey ho
  17. End of day 3! Sitting down with a cup of tea.Well when I say sitting I'm trying to - yes it is sore! Still trying to cycle myself fit
  18. We have just gone through a village which "The Tour" went through earlier this year. Very smooth road - we might have been a bit slower.
  19. Lunch stop. Temperature rising and energy falling. Nearly 100k done. 50k to go
  20. 2nd stop. Sun is out and the temp is rising. Hills ahead I believe but do we care - actually yes, quite painfully.