Stage nineteen, with an uphill arrival at Alto de Moncalvillo.
Primoz Roglic has a good feeling. The red fox is ready.
Baby Pierre too is ready.
He feels better. Yesterday he did too much too soon.
Too much too soon
O moon O moon.
He should write that down for the poetry competition.
It rhymes perfectly, and has the right number of syllables.
Furthermore, it captures his feelings exactly.
He is zooming back and forth through the riders and almost crashes into his teammate, the Kroombit tinker.
Watch out stupid! says the tinker.
Hey! says Baby Pierre. Don't talk to me like that. I'm your captain.
Not any more, says the tinker. I resign.
You can't, says Baby Pierre. Or we'll both be disqualified.
You're so careless, says the tinker.
I had an accident, says Baby Pierre.
You made it up, says the tinker.
See these scars, says Baby Pierre.
No, the tinker can't see them.
How's your poem going? asks Baby Pierre, changing the subject.
I'm re-doing it, says the tinker. How about yours?
Listen to this, says Baby Pierre:
O moon O moon
I did too much too soon.
Too many syllables, says the tinker. And it's crazy.
I can fix it, says Baby Pierre.
Leave out the moon, says the tinker.
If I leave out the moon I've got nothing, says Baby Pierre.
Too bad, says the tinker. You should have thought of that before you put the moon in it.
She rides away, to see if she can find Pablo.
The race is half over already.
Pablo is riding alongside Ben O'Connor.
Ben O'Connor is grumbling that his legs feel a bit average today.
Chin up, says Pablo.
Ben O'Connor makes an effort, and pedals away.
The tinker draws level with Pablo.
Listen to this, says the tinker. O moon O moon I did too much too soon.
Lucky Ben O'Connor didn't hear that, says Pablo.
Meanwhile up ahead in both time and distance, Primoz Roglic is ascending the Alto de Moncalvillo
Yes! A solo finish 46 seconds ahead of David Gaudu.
And one minute and 54 seconds ahead of Ben O'Connor.
No one can say Roglic did too much too soon.
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