Another flat stage.
Perhaps Cavendish will win it.
But that is unlikely.
Today he's not wearing the speed suit.
Peter Sagan has not started, due to a bad knee.
The teams ride out of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux.
Team Condor is in the midst of the pelaton.
There they go, Sweezus, Arthur, Pablo, and.....one other.
Sweezus is looking resigned.
Look! says Belle, standing on the grass verge with Terence.
Marcel clown! says Terence.
Where did he get the spare bike from? says Belle.
Maybe it's a clown bike, says Terence.
Team Philosophe pedals by.
Papa! shouts Belle. Is that Marcel up ahead, behind Sweezie?
How should I know? replies Vello.
Try and find out, shouts Belle.
I'll go, says Gaius. I'm keen to get to Nimes early.
For goodness sake, says Vello. We're all keen to get to Nimes early!
Why particularly? asks David,
It's an old Roman outpost, says Gaius. I want to wander around it.
Off you go then, says Vello. Remember to check on Marcel.
Gaius shoots forward.
We should have used Gaius as a lead out, says David.
No we shouldn't, says Vello. We're not supposed to win points.
That was Gaius's condition, says David. What if HE wins points accidentally?
Ha ha! laughs Vello. Serve him right!
Gaius soon catches up with Marcel, (because it is he).
Hello, says Marcel. I suppose you are wondering why I am riding today, when both Arthur and Pablo are riding for Team Condor as well.
Not really, says Gaius. I'm trying to get to Nimes early.
It is because I found this bicycle abandoned, says Marcel.
Gaius does not look too hard at the bicycle.
If he did he might notice it was Peter Sagan's.
And sense trouble.
But he powers ahead.
Soon catching up with Sweezus.
Scheisse! says Sweezus. You're in a hurry. Did you see Marcel back there?
I did, says Gaius. Not doing anything wrong, is he?
The hell he isn't, says Sweezus. He's meant to be clowning today.
He found an abandoned bicycle, says Gaius. Excuse me! Must hurry!
He speeds off.
He actually reaches Nimes well before anyone else does. So early, no one pays any attention.
He has time to stroll round the double-tiered amphitheatre, and pedal out to the Pont du Gard and view the three-tiered aqueduct.
We Romans certainly knew what we were doing, thinks Gaius.
It's true. They did.
A bit later Nils Politt soloes to the finish, in Nimes.
Nils Politt is in Team Bora-Hansgrohe.
Peter Sagan' team.
Peter Sagan will think that is nice.
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