Belle et Bonne is watching the team time trials with Gaius, in Nice.
Are you sorry you're not riding? asks Belle et Bonne.
Of course, says Gaius. But perhaps it is all for the best.
You sound like papa, says Belle et Bonne. Why is it all for the best?
Niko is captain , says Gaius. And how well he's doing!
Everyones's talking, says Belle et Bonne. And not in a good way. They say that he's cheating.
Of course he's cheating, says Gaius. But will he get caught? I don't think so.
I'm sure you don't really mean cheating, says Belle et Bonne. It's just the way that he rides.
Without touching the ground, says Gaius. Yes, it's quite likely it's not in the rule book.
For your sake I hope not, says Belle et Bonne. And for ours.
Yours? says Gaius.
Yes, don't you know? says Belle et Bonne. Our two teams have combined for the time trials.
Great Jupiter, says Gaius. No one told me! Whatever for?
It's fifth over the line, says Belle et Bonne, and both our teams only have four. Look here they are now! Papa, David, Sweezie, Surfing-With-Whales, Arthur and Unni, Niko and Ageless. Don't they look hot!
Some of them do, agrees Gaius. Well I'm certainly out of the loop. Who is supposed to come fifth, do you think they've decided? This could well be a dreadful debacle.
No, no, says Belle et Bonne. It has all been agreed on. Ageless is going to come fifth.
Gaius watches the start of the time trial with renewed interest. Team Provenance-Philosophe is on the road ready to go. Cinq, quatre, trois, deux, un. Allez!
Ageless shoots out in front of Niko, then brakes. Niko falls off on the road. Sweezus, Surfing-With-Whales and Arthur narrowly avoid a tumble. Unni is okay. Vello and David look sour. Off they wobble. Niko gets up, remounts and flies like the wind to catch up.
Orica GreenEDGE goes next. They look lucky.
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