We are very happy we have spent the afternoon to go watch the Tour de France. I would not do it multiple days during our holiday, nor I think we will do it every year, but if you ever are close, don’t hesitate and go watch it. You won’t regret. The spectacle: building up suspension, as more and more “gendarmes” are passing by, helicopters are getting closer and finally when the biker heroes themselves are passing by.
The 6 days before we rode our bikes in the Pyrenees and did 13 cols with an elevation of +13.000 altitude meters. We do not live a professional race life, eat pizza in the evening and drink gin-tonic and wine, but still, after 6 days, you start to get a feeling what it must mean for your body.
So, yes, it’s their profession, yes, they have plenty of talent, yes, they have the best gear and governance, but nevertheless, tons of respect for these atlethes! Incredible what they do day after day during the Tour the France.