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Yes, you read it correctly. I actually cycled a part of the Tour de France! I can’t say I ever had this event on my radar however, my brother is an avid cyclist and the Tour was on his. So, when I found out he and his wife were doing this I said sign me up. What happened next was magical….
The start of the Tour was in Bilbao, Spain. People lined the streets for miles and miles to see the caravan which is basically a bunch of floats followed by the actual Tour. Wait, actually it was followed by 9 of us and then several hours later the Tour started. Yes, we followed the caravan through the streets of Bilbao with everyone yelling and cheering at us. I will post a video on Instagram so be sure and check it out. Let me paint a better picture. Six of the cyclists were all wearing the same outfits which were these sleek black and blue biking jerseys and were riding your typical tour type of racing road bike. My brother and his wife had “don’t mess with Texas” jerseys on and I was in orange. So, to say I stuck out was an understatement but not only for that reason. Do you recall the scene in Eat Pray Love where Juila Roberts is riding thru the country side on a leisure bike with upright handle bars? Well, that was me. In all my orange glory on a leisure eBIKE (forgot to mention that part of this) complete with a basket in the front where I had my fanny pack. My water bottle was strapped to the back with a bungee cord. Thank goodness my sister in law also had the same bike. Now that you have the correct visual let me share what I learned from that experience. READ ON…
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