just a day in the life of le tour

170 kilometers traveled

nearly an eleven percent gradient on one of the climbs

a rider riding into a car park on the descent to avoid crashing

ten minutes later, the yellow jersey goes into the same car park

crashes going around corners

a bike stuck in the underbrush

commentators saying things like "he's a crack descender"

(love you phil&paul)

the spectators lining the roads

and as dear bobke would say:

"It'll be a virtual schmegelfest of subhumanoids. That is just another way of saying the fans are going crazy. Fans get a little carried away on the mountainsides."

and the fans on today's mountainsides did not disappoint