With three days of the tour complete and only 70 miles between us and victory, morale in the camp is high. Energy however is not although we managed to put the pedals down extra hard to get our average speed up to 16.1mph. The weather helped with a day of beautiful autumnal sun, minimal showers and good tarmac!
The day began with the awarding of the Malliot Jauane (Yellow Jersey) to Mr D’Urso in honour of his birthday yet there was little time to celebrate – the road out of Rouen took a vertical turn early on.
Walsh confirmed himself as King of the Mountains with a domineering performance on every incline. Despite great efforts for all the others to dethrone Mr Walsh, the Pocket Rocket proved himself just to quick – we will be testing his ‘inhaler’!
For the bike geeks the below pic shows the route profile (grey peaks) with average speed (blue line). The cups at the bottom mean I’m second best rider to have graced those climbs (using Strava!).
Now time for a nap, some dinner then sleep and a huge day tomorrow.
Vive Le Tour!
Allez! Allez!
The Road 2 Rouen 
Happy Birthday Dad! See you tomorrow – Tom, Adam and Nick.