Yay we are 19th!! That long hard climb back from 35th has been worth it. We always said we only wanted to get back into the teens.
Today was really lovely but very hard. We did 4 very steep and twisty time trials. Rachel's arms are getting well developed. Steering the old machine around those corners is something else. There were a couple of hairpins that we didn't quite make, though. A three point turn in a time trial is a bit embarrassing.
All day we were in such a rush. It started with Paddy very kindly helping to adjust the clutch at 6.30. We couldn't stop for lunch, even though we were dreaming of pizza. Then finally we climbed up and up, following Simon and Rupert to the top of Europe where we crossed the alps in the most glorious sunshine and wonderful autumn alpine scenery to rival Mongolia, into France. A downhill run, overtaken by Simon on the inside of a hairpin, and into Aix les Bains at 7.00. Rachel decided to change the fuel filter after it had seemed pretty blocked today. She struggled for a while to get it off from it's awkward position in the boot, when suddenly 'pop', off it came but squirted in her eye. Very painful and burning but ok now.
Yay we are 19th!! That long hard climb back from 35th has been worth it. We always said we only wanted to get back into the teens.
Today was really lovely but very hard. We did 4 very steep and twisty time trials. Rachel's arms are getting well developed. Steering the old machine around those corners is something else. There were a couple of hairpins that we didn't quite make, though. A three point turn in a time trial is a bit embarrassing.
All day we were in such a rush. It started with Paddy very kindly helping to adjust the clutch at 6.30. We couldn't stop for lunch, even though we were dreaming of pizza. Then finally we climbed up and up, following Simon and Rupert to the top of Europe where we crossed the alps in the most glorious sunshine and wonderful autumn alpine scenery to rival Mongolia, into France. A downhill run, overtaken by Simon on the inside of a hairpin, and into Aix les Bains at 7.00. Rachel decided to change the fuel filter after it had seemed pretty blocked today. She struggled for a while to get it off from it's awkward position in the boot, when suddenly 'pop', off it came but squirted in her eye. Very painful and burning but ok now.
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