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gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
Back home now and really enjoyed the day. At the end of the race, I followed the pros going back to their team bus and took some pictures there as well. I was rewarded with two water bottles from two different teams too.
The atmosphere was fantastic with a large crowd of people, all having a good time. I saw Julian Alaphilipp and Cavendish further down the line.
One of the riders at the back of the peloton even went up the 20% slope we were on, on just one wheel ! That took some doing and he got loads of applause..
All the pictures were taken on my Nikon and I have no idea how to post them on here, sorry.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Something very odd happened on this evening's ride! :wacko:

I was out on some quiet lanes up on the local hills...

A taxi went by and a little boy leaned out of the nearside passenger window, waved at me, and called out something (which I didn't quite hear).

An hour later a different taxi went by and a different little boy leaned out of the nearside passenger window, waved at me, and called out something (which I didn't quite hear that time either).

Another 30 minutes passed and I heard a vehicle come up behind me on a singletrack road, so I pulled into a passing place to let it overtake me. It was a third taxi which went by and a third little boy leaned out of the nearside passenger window, waved at me, and called out something (which I still couldn't didn't quite hear).

These were not places that you would normally see taxis in and I don't tend to get little boys waving at me! :whistle:

When I got home I checked to make sure that my shorts were not ripped at the back! ("Hey mister, yer bum is hanging outta yer shorts!" :laugh:)
 

classic33

Leg End Member
Something very odd happened on this evening's ride! :wacko:

I was out on some quiet lanes up on the local hills...

A taxi went by and a little boy leaned out of the nearside passenger window, waved at me, and called out something (which I didn't quite hear).

An hour later a different taxi went by and a different little boy leaned out of the nearside passenger window, waved at me, and called out something (which I didn't quite hear that time either).

Another 30 minutes passed and I heard a vehicle come up behind me on a singletrack road, so I pulled into a passing place to let it overtake me. It was a third taxi which went by and a third little boy leaned out of the nearside passenger window, waved at me, and called out something (which I still couldn't didn't quite hear).

These were not places that you would normally see taxis in and I don't tend to get little boys waving at me! :whistle:

When I got home I checked to make sure that my shorts were not ripped at the back! ("Hey mister, yer bum is hanging outta yer shorts!" :laugh:)
Normally "Yer back wheel is going round" or "Yer back wheel is following yer front".
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Morning gang......rain has arrived. Heavy at 0400 but light at the moment.
Like others I enjoyed the ToB yesterday.
Todays plans are.......
Empty dish washer (and put stuff away)
Put bread on to bake.
Later, get geared up for ToB complete with beer, fresh bread with cheese and ham.
I will report back later^_^
 
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