On Summer vacation, finally! I was sprinting strong the last weeks at work, getting tons of things done both on TopScore and NW’s JSP! On the train with Max’ heavy race bicycle on the back and a bunch of other stuff for the next two weeks in the beautiful South. My day is going to be intense: right now I’m TGVing from Paris to Avignon where I’ll fetch my Getarounded rental car to drive all the way to the Sea, or almost, to fetch our four rented race bikes at Natur’Evasion. Once they’re all loaded into the car I’m going to head up North through the Southern Alps to fetch Max at Embrun, where he spent his week with Myriam climbing at Freissinières. With Max in the back I’ll turn South again to join Adam & family in the remote Var-village Entrevaux.

It is just past ten in the morning and I hope that the hardest part is already done with carrying all the bags to and through the Métro and RER to get to Gare de Lyon in Paris. Now 2 more hours on the train, then 2 hours of driving South, then 3 hours driving North, and finally 3 more hours South again. Should be done by midnight, just in time to get some rest for two exciting days ahead on the Tour, the final climbs of stage 19 and 20 are waiting for us.