The final stage. The winner will be decided today.
The teams ride out from Unley.
Baby Pierre expects to do well.
Lauren has promised him more Reiki.
She stands on the sidelines with Belle.
I really don't get how it works, says Belle. You're nowhere near him.
To be honest, neither do I, says Lauren, but I do know we have a connection.
She closes her eyes and, with her hands, makes mysterious passes.
Baby Pierre is already halfway up Mount Lofty.
Weee! His road rash tingles pleasantly.
Vello too feels a certain something.
Snuuh! he says, involuntatily.
What's the matter? asks David. Feeling poorly?
Just the opposite, says Vello. There's a new zing to my knee.
He speeds up, drawing level with Stephen Williams.
You're going well, says Stephen Williams.
Eat my dust, says Vello, speeding away.
He speeds past Belle and Lauren, towards Mount Lofty.
What's got into papa? wonders Belle.
Lauren wonders the same thing. She hadn't directed her Reiki at him.
Arthur and Surfing-with-Whales pedal past them.
Belle waves.
Lauren calls out. Good luck on Mount Lofty!
They have to go up it three times! says Belle. Papa's peaking too early.
David and Gaius ride past, raising their eyebrows at Belle.
Catch up with him! shouts Belle. Tell him he's peaking too early!
They speed up a little. Will they do it?
What a day.
Baby Pierre has already won the stage (theoretically).
Even Phil Liggett has noticed.
What a magnificent ride from Baby Pierre, says Phil Liggett. He's become very popular with the fans. There's been a rumour that his bathwater has speed-inducing properties. What do you think of that idea, Robbie?
I don't know about that, says Robbie McEwen.
Their attention is turned to the registered riders who are speeding (for the third time) up Mount Lofty.
And it's Stephen Williams, says Phil Liggett. Followed by Jhonatan Narváez and Isaac del Toro Romero. Well done lads! First, second and third in the Stage and first, second and third in the General Classification.
Isn't that nice.
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