I have abandoned.....
....... beer. Wine. Shots. Caffeine. Sweets including chocolate. Coca-Cola. Late nights.
Something had to give. I do not have the constitution of either a young man or a professional athlete. Mind you, if you'd seen the state of the walking wounded this morning - the rugby boys had gone beyond the call.
So an easy riding day. 96km. Flat. Lively into Paris with traffic. And we waved goodbye to our Stage 2 riders in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Strong fun bunch.60 arrivals. Will be mixed I think. ...