We left L'Bourg d'Oisans at 9 AM and headed up the valley, then turned off the main road and began the Col de Glandon climb. It was a picture-perfect day and, yes, the little towns crowding the road the frequent mountain vistas were all postcard-worthy, but we've come to expect it. Just another day in the French Alps.... . The descents continue to be fast, technical and exhilarating, and they go on for so long that backs, shoulders and wrists can tighten up. Our final descent was 25k, lasting over 45 minutes (with a couple stops to regroup and stretch muscles).
At the end, we were exhausted. We loaded the bikes on the vans and drove the last 40k to our hotel in Bourg-St.-Maurice.
We got to our hotel at 7:30 PM, to a restaurant at 8:45 PM, and had a repeat of our Le Candie restaurant service experience. At 11 PM we asked for the check, leaving without the price-fixe menu desserts we had coming—we just wanted to get back to the hotel and into bed. Tomorrow’s itinerary calls for much the same as today’s, but we’re going to adjust it at breakfast in the morning. Rain is predicted for one thing; but the main thing is that our legs are fried after Thursday’s race and today’s long, long climbs and we’re ready for an easier day.
How are those tights working now? I dont get it. Are they a way to keep the PED's in your system longer or are they some sort of mask to circumvent the testing?
ReplyDeleteHmm. All good questions. Don't know the physiology, just know the pros wear them. And today, after yesterday's devastation and wearing the tights all night, I was the only guy over 50 able to ride and climb Le Semnoz!
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