@paula_purslow @millarmind@seppkuss@MikelLandaMeana Certainly looked that way, Landa basically lead Kuss out and shook his head in disgust as he crossed the line.
@johnfreame1 @powerbottomdad1 Hell yeah! Funny how my meandering Model T drive across the US was almost precisely the same distance as my bike ride down the Iron Curtain Trail.
The Tour goes up the Col de Marie-Blanque today. Recounting the agonies I endured climbing it on my French Revolutions ride, I wrote 'I coughed up iron and vinegar and flobbed it feebly on to my forearm.' My editor scribbled 'Absolutely disgusting' beside these words on the draft