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Parc Naturel Des Vosges
... and closed. There is one small chance - a gap between the river and the palisade fencing. Monsieur leaps across the gap, grabs the fencing and hauls himself onto the pavement by the road. He then beckons to me to follow - "you must be bloody joking" I say, and run off in the opposite direction. Madam agrees with me!
Monsieur sees hope, une belle fille by the side of the chateaux and tries to explain "Bonjour madamoiselle, voulez vous aides moi, nous sommes ...
Resistance
Somewhere, a blog reviewed the top ten attractions in France, and at No. 1 was the town of Besancon. Ranked higher than the Eiffel Tower, than Versailles, than the chateaus of the Loire. This must be one cracker of a place. We looked forward to our day off in Besancon; that is, a day off from watching the Tour, cycling, or any other taxing activity.
It became obvious fairly quickly that the blog had been written by an undercover agent for the Besancon Tourist Bureau.
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Tourists
... to start a precision time-piece industry. With the advent of quartz watches in the 1970's the industry went into decline. The City diversified using it's precision manufacturing skills as a base and is now a centre for micro and nano technology. Nevertheless, there is the "Musee D'Horologie" dedicated to the history of measuring time and the industry that developed in Besancon. The building is housed ...
Evans Wigged Out
... br> The locals went nuts for their French riders, Montfort, Voekler, Pinot, Chavanel, to name a few. We watched in disbelief as Wiggins ate into Cadel’s time, and as Cadel came past, we shouted encouragement, but he would still lose 1:43 to Wiggins at the end of the day’s stage. Wiggins was riding a phenomenal time trial – a ride that may well have won him the Tour de France.
All in all, a fantastic Tour de France experience!
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The Tour de France Time Trial
... lush green and heavily wooded with rolling trees and meandering rivers. The crowd were particularly supportive of Pinot - a local french rider from the region who won a stage a couple of days ago at only 22 years old - perhaps a future champion.
As for the Tour de France, today could have been the day that Wiggins won the tour (in my view)...or the day that ...