I can't claim to be a life-long cycling fan but when we heard that Sir Bradley Wiggins and all the other pros we see on TV during the Tour-de-France were going to be passing within a few miles of the house it seemed rude not to go and cheer him on!
We chose a spot near Mont-Ral, on a slight incline which we thought might slow them down a bit... This theory didn't really work and the peloton passed by in a flash, but it was pretty cool to see all the same!
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| Once in position we watched about 50 police motorbikes drive past - nice work if you can get it eh?! |
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| The riders arrive... I wasn't quite prepared for how fast they go! You can certainly smell the sweat too :-s |
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"Go Wiggins!"
I was intending to cheer him on but it all happened so fast that by the time I recognised him it was too late... oops. Sorry Sir. |
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| As impressive as the smelly riders were the support cars... Sooooo much bling kit! Seemed like they were all fighting for position too! |
