This morning I bumped into Tim De Waele's motorpilot, Kim, and the first thing he said,"you should have stayed with us last night as we had spare rooms in our apartment". Only if I went to the press centre in the first place. I would have gladly cancelled my hotel accommodation in Grand-Verbe. Perhaps it's worth either paying a bit more or booking a bit early but at the end of the day budget constraints always takes precedence. first.
Today was the day for architecture throughout the entire stage. From the stage start in Rodez, to the middle of the stage which gave me the opportunity to see one of the tallest bridges in the world, Viaduct Millau. Since I had no internet last night, I didn't know if the race course offered any unique perspectives to frame the bridge and peloton so I decided to wing it.
To an extent lady luck was on my side because my hunger made me stumble across a commune in Peyre that was overlooking the bridge. This particular commune had a church, Church of Saint Christophe, built partially into a hillside. It reminded me of the Ajanta caves in India. Since the peloton was a little while away it gave me a chance to wonder around and to also look for a boulanger to grab a bite as I was starting to see stars.
I couldn't believe MTN Quebekha taking the stage win on Nelson Mandela Day. For a wild card entry team winning a stage in TdF is pretty much taking the yellow jersey home. Out of all the teams at the Tour, I am so happy to see them win as their win signifies hope just like Mandela.
