France- day 4

Well, the plan was to watch the stage finish at Mur de Bretagne, but the weather reverted to Breton downpour so plan B - feed station at Spezet - was enacted. Got there in a downpour. Riders came through and bottles flew, and I managed to beat a little kid and an old bloke to a discarded SaxoBank bidon . . . was it Alberto Contador's?? Colin stuffed a discarded jersey down his shirt but was spotted by the team car and had to hand it back.

France - day 3

Bells at dawn again, but a late off for an easy day out on the backroads to La Chapelle St Michel de Brasparts, where a kind gent from Somerset took this club photo. . . Tomorrow is the big day; off to Mur de Bretagne to watch a stage finish, will Cav get this one?

France - day 2

Roused at 7 am by the church bell adjacent to my garret room, it struck me that the church in France must be exempt from environmental health legislation, on sunday au least. Change of plan, went to Quimper in 28 C heat, and found it mostly shut so settled for a baguette. Rolling hills and headwind (both ways?), 80 miles broken by a cidre stop in Chateauneuf du faou. Knackered!

France - day 1

Rose and shone early on the Plymouth-Roscoff ferry and set off after a full english along the coast to Morlaix where we stopped for café au lait. Easy ride to Huelgoat which is a pretty village on a lake with giant boulders. Our £100 per week bargain accomodation turns out ok but I'll update after a night in the dodgy bed. Truite aux amande and cold rosé vin at the Hotel du Lac to round off the evening. Off to Brest tomorrow. Sun forecast for tomorrow . . moules et frites on the front?