Yellow is for Tour

Le Tour de France.
Bonjour… Another American won the 2006 tour after the three main favourites had to withdraw due to drugs charges…however the main story is that Cadel Evans finished 5th…and Robbie the freak won the green sprinters jersey… and I was there to see it.

The trip to France was a quick decision based on passion and my love of the tour…The last day started with a good breakfast and a small warm up lap on the Champs Elysees to find a perfect spot to watch…once found all I had to do was wait…and wait…. and wait. Finally the riders completed 5 laps and finish…sounds like a lot of effort for a few men in tights but I didn’t care I loved it!

So back on the brain is a riding trip through the French countryside, a couple of cycling buddies and a car in support…I picture a 5 week trip of riding through remote towns to stop over in bed and breakfasts, enjoying the cheese and wines of the region…Sounds great.

All in all I spent 3 days in Paris, saw what I wanted to see, had a few pints and jumped on the plane back to Dublin. I was a little sneaky with my camera and managed to snap a shot of the Mona Lisa…wondering around the Louvre, got me thinking about the book The Da Vinci Code, I could image exactly what it would have felt like trying to escape in the middle of the night…very eerie.


The city itself is really beautiful, so rich in history and so many exquisite buildings; I almost thought it rated close to Melbourne…. Almost. The French as also really nice people, with my broken language skills I was surprised how much kindness was offered.

So I have cut back on the drinking to a few jars a week…as you can probably see some of the previous posts have had a beer focus… and I’m back in training…I haven’t jumped on a bike for 10 months now and I need to build my fitness up…so running is the key. Hope to be back in time for the Melbourne marathon…but whether I’ll run depends how well the motivation is to stay off the pints.