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I feel compelled to point out, though, that the racers enjoyed much, much nicer weather than we did. The photo at right shows the scene we faced last weekend. Thats the one-kilometer-to-go banner just before the finish at the summit of Hautacam, replica Breitling watches where the medical tent was full of people being treated for near-hypothermic symptoms. It was perfect. The other photo is of me enjoying much nicer weather during la Marmotte on July 5th, as I drafted behind a motorcycle on the descent from the Galibier. Also perfect, but in a different way.

You can see a full set of photos from our weekend here. Theyre in reverse chronological order, beginning with me asleep in the bus after Sunday’s lEtape and ending with our arrival in France three days earlier. Last thing: Rapha has announced the replica Cartier watches winner of the Independent Fabrication giveaway. Ireland’s Eoin Hogan will soon have his own fully custom carbon-titanium XS frameset. Hogans guess of 19:28:42 nearly nailed my official cumulative time of 19:28:34 for the weekend (hey, it included food stops). Congrats, Eoin. —John BradleyPhotos ? Pete Drinkell 2008

156 kilometers and two huge climbs later, one second separates the top two riders. Italian Leonardo Piepoli took the stage with heroic help from his Saunier-Duval teammate Juan José Cobo, who took second.On Frances national holiday, in mild replica Omega watches mid-summer weather, millions lined the painted roads of the Pyrenees to see the face of noble suffering up close. Todays stage 10 posed a pair of exposed climbs, one legendary (Tourmalet), one newer (Hautacam), both brutal. Hautacam is where, in rainy conditions, Lance Armstrong spun away from Pantani and Ullrich to put his stamp on the 2000 Tour.