A hilly day is expected.
A good day for the breakaway.
The last climb peaks seven kilometres from the finish, with the last 400 metres being uphill.
Team Philosophe is in good spirits, thanks to yesterday's picnic, and the lifted restrictions.
David in particular. Due to which, something bad happens.
Remember that stone wall that Phillippe Gilbert catapulted over in 2018?
That's what's coming!
But not yet.
Who's for a poetry competition? asks David.
Since when did you ever write poetry? asks Vello.
I'm sure it's easy, says David. Sweezus's poem was an example of that.
Yes, says Gaius. We could all do better. I shall compose mine in Latin.
What is the point? asks Vello.
Take our minds off the pain, says David.
A few riders from other teams overhear this in passing.
Poetry eh? Worth considering.
All right, says Vello.
David starts thinking.
Hum. First, it is obvious, one needs to come up with a subject.
David considers the kakapo. An intriguing subject. What rhymes with kakapo?
Kakapo, buffalo... no, not that...
He is speeding ahead, thinking of rhymes.
The wall draws closer.
Further back, Sweezus watches Pablo open his feed bag.
Pablo draws out a snack.
Oh yeah? What's he got? A chocolate panino!
Bet I haven't got one.
It'll be some kind of love snack from Belle.
Doesn't she know Pablo's seduced millions of women.
Sweezus feels in his food bag. Fumble fumble.
Arthur is eating something too. Bet it's not a.....
But this will remain unresolved, because suddenly boom! David hits the wall and is catapulted over, disappearing into the green depths below.
Disaster! And Team Philosophe has no team car.
But here he is, climbing back up the slope.
He looks a bit different.
Never mind, we should really check on what's happening up the front.
Sweezus seems to be eating a chocolate panino.
No, not there, the very front!
Patrick Konrad of team Bora Hansgrohe is soloing to victory.
This is nice.
Imagine Peter Sagan, who had to leave the tour early, with his sore knee, which turned out to be infected and need surgery, watching his team mate win the stage on tv.
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