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Another hot day in store for us. Good stay at Hotel Cret Ond at Valloire. Nicely renovated, the rooms were good.
Usual conti breakfast, croissants, cereal, coffee and fruit.
We rolled out onto the main road and on towards Gailibier - 17kms to the top. The race was on again for KOM. I shot off up the road gaining about 200m but Johan and Harri mowed me down at the 4km mark. Peter came up alongside and we rode together for 3kms. Then Peter slipped away, but I was quickly joined by Phil.
Phil and I rode the remainder and having lost a lot of ground to the front guys we started catching up.
Couldn't quite make the catch though, the last kilometre was super steep. Peter blew past Johan on the last 50m for the glory. Harri, then I followed about 200m behind.
Really solid job today from Martin who improved substantially.
Coffee at Col de Lauteret and then 40km descent/ride into Bourget D'Oisans.
Lazy afternoon in the spa at the Hotel Oberland, recovery is important. Beer and red are full of carbs. Sauisson Sec and fromage help with the protein.
Stroll around town to check out the bikeshops. I found my next bike in a shop froint for an online bike business - Alpha, super light at 5.2kg.
After dinner we enjoyed some impromptu entertainment. A Dutch couple on holiday fronted up with a guitar and started singing/playing. The lady really could sing and the guy could play the guitar. Unexpected and delightful. No doubt a memory that will get embellished over the years.
A few (plenty) of Genepis to finish off and then bed.
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