The Tour has not started yet but a lifer is down. Martin has withdrawn for some reason. This is sad news because he was very, very, keen, pretty athletic and seemed to have done loads of training. It’s a real shame for him to get this far and to then withdraw, let’s hope he is alright and not too depressed about it.
Our camp has had its own fitness crisis but Matt now seems to be in good spirits and pain free though that may be because the chaps haven’t done much riding for the last couple of weeks. All will become apparent in 48hrs time.
Knees seem to be a problem with the lifers. Of the remaining band of 41, four have at least one dodgy knee or have had problems recently. TDFer, Chris messaged everyone yesterday, just two days before the start to say he had developed severe pain and was going through the usual; rest, ice, non-steroidal painkiller ritual. This will not be the last we hear about knee pain. If this trip is anything like the LEJoG the most memorable features will be the scenery, the food, and the pain.  |
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It will be sensible for those doing all stages - the lifers, to take it slowly at the start. Other riders doing only one or a few stages can really go for it but Matt certainly, will be taking it very cautiously on the first day. Fortunately, there is only one category 4 climb on the 212km (135 miles) ride from Porto Vecchio to Bastia. The weather in Corsica is really hot, so dehydration is going to be another problem but at least team Woodall will be well protected by 2 massive tubes of factor 50.
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