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Tuesday 20th 38F, dark grey, wet and windy. The gulls were [almost] absent today. Probably frightened themselves yesterday by their sheer numbers. A sprinkle of rain and a cold wind just about sums up today's walk.
Millions are being set aside to subsidize the T-De-F start in Denmark. I had no idea shipping containers for storing asthma drugs were that expensive to hire? Or is the expense for fitting road legal lights and reflectors to the Peloton's 6lb £multi-$housand, 3 bike changes per stage/ four wheel changes per stage machines?
Cycle theft is awful in Denmark. So perhaps the cost is for Abus Dreadnought Class, Gold Secured mini-U locks? Can't they just give the teams a few lumps of UCI Approved, rusty scrap iron to tie onto their bikes? Its not as if there are any real, mountain passes in Denmark and the savings to go towards a second stately home for each of the UCI observers.
It would be so simple to end cycle punctures overnight if they totally banned mechanics from making wheel changes for puncturing in the classic races. Make the rider fit a new tube and tyre beside the road surrounded in
Wednesday 21st 40F, cloud clearing to sunny periods but windy. No sign of any sun as I walked for an hour up to the woods and back the other way. A buzzard complained as I passed its roadside copse. The views are opening up with the steady loss of leaves. Exposing more distant features like masts and windmills. I could even see the sea from the top of the hill. There are hundreds of small birds moving about in the trees and hedges. No ride today.
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