Stage fifteen: round-up

It was only appropriate, in hindsight, that the stage from Limooooooo would give Team Vaches the Tour’s best bovine experience.  Of course, it didn’t start promisingly.  The landscape the peloton rolled through was notable for the absence of pasture, dominated by the vines of the Languedoc.  Paul helpfully informed us that the vines produce 130,000 [...]

Stage fourteen: round-up

It was the last stage in the Pyrenees and we had our sights set on the cattle, of course. There were reports of cows at 114.2km and 112km from those in Team Vaches who were watching the web coverage (thanks Kate and Andrew), but when the SBS coverage began at 101km the route was barren of [...]

Stage 14: Saint-Gaudens > Plateau de Beille

The last Pyrenees stage, and we’ve leaving on a high (hah!) note with six climbs in 168km along the Spanish border.  Easy! (umm… no not really). We can expect to see the leaders keeping a close eye on each other, and looking for opportunities to grab some time ahead of their rivals. No doubt you’ll [...]