We had a little lie in on Saturday morning after the night before; Brenda’s Poached Eggs on Toast soon set us on the road to recovery! We managed a walk with Cheta before it got too hot and went down to the Pensioner’s exercise machines in the park by the Football Stadium; Brenda hit them as I looked after the dog!! On the way back we called into Bar Rojas for a cooling drink after all the exertions! When we got back to the house, after a snack lunch we retired to our separate ways, Brenda on the roof terrace reading her book, Robert Ludlam, and me watching the Tour de France. In the evening after our Steak and Chips with all the trimmings we settled down to watch a film on the TV. The pictures below which I took on Saturday mornings walk show you the new Tourist signs that have started to go up around the village, they look smart and are in Spanish and English.
TOUR DE FRANCE 2011. STAGE 19/20.
Andy Schleck took the Yellow jersey with two days to go as Pierre Roland, from France, won a captivating stage up to and on the Alpe d’Huez.But the star of the day was Alberto Contador when he attacked just after the start and did one of his famous ‘ Out of the Saddle ’climbs up the Alpe ! The Schleck brothers and Cadel Evans had to chase after him along with Samuel Sanchez, in the end he made up a little time but not enough! Saturdays Time-Trial around Grenoble proved to be pivotal in the final result as the Austalian, Cadel Evans, is all but certain to become Australia’s first Tour de France winner after a stunning ride, he took the Yellow jersey from Schleck when he made up all the time and left the brothers in his wake, Contador also had a good day but will end up fifth, but would have won the Tour if he had not crashed on the first day!Todays stage in Paris is largely ceremonial and we hope that Cavendish will win the sprint and hold on to his Green jersey.
PS; Mark Cavendish has just won today's stage in Paris,he has won the same stage for the last three years,I'ts his fifth stage win this year and he has now won twenty stages in the Tour ! He is also the first English man to win the Green jersey as the leading sprint points rider !! Oh and yes Cadel Evans won the Tour de France and has just put on the famous Yellow jersey !!! The pictures will appear above a little later.
Thought for the Day;
When you hear something.you forget it.When you see something,you remember it.But not until you actually do something will you understand it.
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