Having missed the caravan to Fort L'Ecluse (I guess we're more French than Swiss in our timekeeping), we went with Graeme, Fiona & family to Mijoux to watch part of Stage 8 of the Tour. We brought chairs and pitched them outside a kind Frenchman's garage for our own grandstand view. It was lovely to sit outside on a Sunday morning, enjoying a glass of chilled rosé. We scored major swag - the kids loved the sponsors' cavalcade, it was like a carnival on wheels. The anticipation builds and finally the helicopters whirl overhead to herald the pack's arrival. I could not believe how fast the cyclists went, it was all over in a minute. So exciting! See what we saw:
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| Here comes the cavalcade |
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| Getting hosed (in a good way) |
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| Not too sure what's going on here.. I guess these pole dancers are really dirty! |
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| That's probably a Lucozade! (Note the manpris) |
