Day 2 by The Laggards

The day dawned overcast and we were greeted by the sight of a formulae one bike garage in the hotel carpark. What is about biker with a cleaning fetish. We are ready to go except Andy needed to apply anti chaffing to the nether regions and Sam needs to be lycraed up. So far so good except the ace cyclist are incapable of walking and end up with a very bloody knee.

The laggards are off, well at least for 2 miles before Dave gets a puncture. Some sight Dave blowing up the tube, like a pro. On and on until lunch when our ace no 1 chauffer in the Jag arrives with baguettes and a gherkin. He then goes off and sunbathes ( well he says he didnt but we know different) The laggards run into a torrential storm and like true Brits run for cover.
Its time for stop 2 and guess what Dave now has no brakes and sets about rebuilding his bike with a toothpick and a bottle top. Typical Loadhog ingenuity! By this stage we just want to get to the hotel and after 78 miles we stormed the Novotel just after 8 having been in the saddle for 10 hours. Posterior pain factor 2/10. But in the interest of keeping costs to an absolute minimum Ie zero its three in a bed. Who said team building cant be intimate!! And so to bed.

Day 2 by The Aces

Firstly, we begin with the headline:Carpark 1 - Sam 0, as gravity seems to take its toll on the poor guy.

The route through Germany's vine and fruit-laden countryside was fantastic, with German roads & drivers incredible. After 60 miles we had our first stop, with baguettes smuggled over the border from France by Al. Once we had refuelled riders & van & collected passports for Switzerland, it was time to head off again down the highway towards Bale. Once into Switzerland after passing no guards at the border, we proceeded to head up towards millionaires row. Through Swiss mountains & descending hairpins at 45mph, breaking the 50k limit as we reached Al, with water, chocolate & tales of climbs to come. Weave along the border through the forest to meet Al again for a final stop with water & a "tail" to get us through the following tough miles.

Thus went the exchange:

Sam " Look, a lizard"
Andy " I saw a fox earlier"
Sam " I saw a red squirrel"
Al " I saw a horse with a massive erection, and a woman stroking it"
We assume he meant stroking the horse but were laughing too hard to ask.

Cruise into Belfort after 10.5 hours on the road & 200k's & load up on pasta at a very friendly Italian restaurant to tripling up in the rooms & Al snoring like a hippo after a bottle too many of red wine.