Saturday, July 25, 2015

Stage 18 : Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Eight Tenths Knowing

Another day of tough climbing.

Team Condor is struggling.

Arthur and Pablo are lagging.

That's what skinned knees will do for a rider.

Sweezus is riding behind Vincenzo Nibali and Surfing-With-Whales.

The wind blows their words towards him.

That's what wind will do, for the person behind.

The words heard by Sweezus, on the way up the Col du Glandon:

Vincenzo Nibali: So you say tomorrow?

Surfing-With-Whales: Not me, my dog.

Vincenco Nibali: What did he say exactly?

Surfing-With-Whales: Nibali should play his cards right.

Vincenzo Nibali: ....and Nibali will win?

Surfing-With-Whales: Not sure, chief. Another tooth's come loose. But I think so.

Vincenzo Nibali: Hmm. The All Knowing Dog. This is truly worth considering.

( Romain Bardet whizzes past )

Surfing-With-Whales: Eight Tenths Knowing.

Vincenzo Nibali: Eight Tenths is Four Fifths, you know. It cancels down.

Surfing-With-Whales: That's what I told him, but he prefers Eight Tenths.

Vincenzo Nibali: I suppose it sounds more important. Can't blame him for that.

Surfing-With-Whales: True. Pure Maths isn't everything.

Pierre Rolland (another French man) whizzes by.

Vincenzo Nibali: Tomorrow then. I may not bother much more for today.

Surfing-With-Whales: No, I wouldn't. Those two French guys have nailed this one.


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