At the end of Stage 15 Team Philosphe is deep in philosophical debate.
The VeloDrone: At last! Andy Schleck has lost the yellow jersey!
Le Bon David: Yes. And Alberto Contador has got it. But don't you think he should have stopped when Andy Schleck's chain fell off near the top of the mountain?
The VeloDrone: Of course not! It is a race, not a game of English cricket! Your duty is to win, not to be fair.
Jean Paul Sartre: I agree. You create your own luck. You should seize the day!
Simone de Beauvoir: But Poor Andy Schleck! It wasn't his fault that his chain fell off.
Belle et Bonne: At least he was back on the road within seconds. In 1913 when the lead rider's fork broke he had to pick up his bicycle, run with it to the nearest village and mend it himself at the blacksmith's.
Simone de Beauvoir: That would have set him back a bit.
Belle et Bonne: Hours!
The VeloDrone: In that case, I wonder why he bothered. Are you quite sure this story is true, Belle et Bonne?
Belle et Bonne: Yes. His name was Eugene Christophe.
Le Bon David: I should not have bothered.
Jean Paul Sartre: Nor I.
Simone de Beauvoir: Then how would you have got home?
Belle et Bonne: Oh good one, Simone!
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