A hearty meal and a good nights sleep (although how Simon and Andy slept in their garish Moroccan inspired room is a mystery to all) set the team up for the ride for the next stage – to Dijon. Famous for its mustard, Dijon is the capital of the Burgundy region and our overnight stop on the journey south.
Cutting a green flash through the agricultural heartland of north eastern France, the team made steady progress throughout the day.
Once again the sun was shining with only the odd light shower to cool the riders, who a few times managed to exceed 45 km/hr.
The team is really beginning to operate as a single group, ensuring high average speeds and even perfecting the ‘Belgian circle’ of rider rotation. 
The hills began to elongate as we edged closer to Dijon and fast overtaking traffic tested the rider’s nerves. I’m glad to report that once again all of the riders are well with no injuries and only Andy Gray (once again) managed to inflict damage on his bike. 
Tomorrow will be the trek due south to Lyon where everyone is looking forward to meeting up with our Johnson Controls colleagues from the Lyon branch.
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Guten Morgen an die Helden der Landstraße,
ReplyDelete45 km/hr ... wow, what a speed. It seems that you already tried strong (hot) mustard before you arrived in Dijon. Well done.
We wish you a nice trip to Lyon and event with your colleagues, Felix and Grit
He guys, you look really good in your green shirts and almost become one with the landscape, that is truly going green! Hopefully your trip today will go well again and all of you have enough pedal power to keep going! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHier spricht das Geburtstagskind Isolde mit einer gesamten Gesellschaft bestehend aus Grit, Regine, Karin und Gerhardt und als special guest - FELIX-!
ReplyDeleteAlle wünschen Euch für die weite Fahrt ALLES GUTE !!!
Bravo à tous les coureurs, c'est une belle aventure ! J'ai pu voir par le GPS que vous êtes arrivés à Lyon, capitale mondiale de la gastronomie... alors attention au régime !
ReplyDeleteet n'oubliez pas d'acheter le journal "Le Progrès" de jeudi, vous êtes en photo dans les pages régionales. Bonne route !
Pascal Reymond
Carsten is talking to you,
ReplyDeleteToday we had a lot of sun, especially to see on the stripes on our arms and legs.
Second day we practiced the Belgium circle with the average speed of more than 30 km/h. It was a pleasure to hear the sound of our freewheels, gearings in a group as we are.
Auch heute perfekte Bedingungen fuer unsere Mission - jede Menge Sonne welche die bekannte Rot-Weiss Kombination an unseren Armen und Beinen hinterlaesst.
Den 2. Tag in Folge ging es im "Belgischen Kreisel" in Richtung Zielort Lyon. Es war ein Spass das Surren der Ketten und Freilaeufe in solch einer Gruppe in den Ohren zu haben.
Greetings to all say
Viele Gruesse
Carsten.
Some extra good wishes to the Team who appear to be in total Control! At the time of this message the GPS was not showing just how hard you are working! Good luck to all for the rest of the Tour saving this amount of energy and indeed money might just break the bank at Montecarlo!
ReplyDeleteGood job and big hug for Simon
Howard