Day 1, 22 June 2013, Porto-Vecchio to Bastia, 212 km with 1x 4th cat mountain climb.
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| First food stop |
A long flat day covered at great pace - average over 18mph! The first part of the trip down to the South coast was the most attractive and then the riders passed up the west coast to Bastia. The busy road made this quite challenging. Accommodation in Bastia was a bit limited but the meal was great. Nick and Matt had it in mind to take it really easily but didn't as there was degree of natural exuberance and all the riders seemed to be tanking along. Things will likely settle down over the next couple of days.
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Bastia Hotel
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We didn't see the boys when they set off this morning as they stayed at a hotel down near the marina with all the other riders, they were up for breakfast at 6-30 though and set off before 7-30. They seemed excited last night when we went for a final drink with them after their 'does and don'ts' meeting where they were told useful things like how best to wash their clothes 'en route' and more importantly, how to get them dry. They were also given advice on riding in groups and in twos so as not to irritate drivers.
When they phoned tonight after their first day riding which finished at around 4pm Matt sounded very tired but Nick was fairly upbeat and pleased with how things had gone. Lets hope it stays that way!
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