The individual time trials.
A short course but tricky.
Terence is watching the riders. No one's watching Terence.
He goes up to a stranger.
Where are we? asks Terence.
Saint Pée-sur-Nivelle, says the stranger.
Terence cackles rudely.
Luckily Saint Roley appears at that moment.
Don't mind him, says Saint Roley.
I have no idea why he's laughing, says the stranger.
Pée, says Saint Roley.
How do you know? asks Terence.
I know you, says Saint Roley. Anything with pee in it. Or wee, even.
You said wee! says Terence.
Only as an example, says Saint Roley
The stranger moves to a slightly different location.
Bang! The first rider goes down the Saint Pée ramp.
It's that American, Lawson Craddock.
It won't be worth watching till later.
Here comes Belle. See! She's not even looking.
Come on guys, we're going on a motorbike.
Yay! cries Terence.
Where to? asks Saint Roley.
Espelette, says Belle. It's where they finish, AND, it's the chili pepper capital of France.
So it is. And Vello is already at the finish, about to chomp on a chili.
He dangles it over his red and white-painted mouth.
Froggy is doing the same, but without the greasepaint.
The crowd goggles. They look like really hot chilis. This could be funny.
Have any of the riders finished yet?
Some of them have, but not Thomas, not Dumoulin, not Roglic, not Froomey.
Yeow! Vello hops up and down yelling. His mouth is on fire!
Belle arrives on a motorbike with Terence.
Papa! What are you doing?
Water! cries Vello.
What's that? Did you say water? asks Belle.
She is not in a hurry to help him because of the greasepaint. Naughty papa!
Oui! says Vello, in French (Because he is French, and under pressure).
Hee hee, cackles Terence rudely.
Saint Roley flutters down. He has been timing Tom Dumoulin.
Dumoulin is going to win it! cries Saint Roley. But why are you laughing?
I came from Pée to Wee! exults Terence.
Some people in the crowd point towards the toilets.
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