Stage 4-mountains mountains mountains

This was probably, by itself, one of the longest and toughest days i've ever had on a bike. I know it seems like I keep saying that but it's true really. 115 miles of up and down and up again. The climbs were so steep that in the spots on the road where spectators were throwing water on us the tires would loose their grip. This was a day for some of the world class climbers in the race to do their thing (which they did). A move of 3 guys broke away right from the gun and, despite the efforts of the remaining 100 something riders, stayed away the entire day. We chased, oh we chased but they stuck it. This race was as beautiful as it was hard. Very dramatic peaks and valleys, strange thatched houses, a lake, a brief thunderstorm, the works! I rolled with the main group all day and it seemed to whither down from the back as time wore on. In the end I finished 25th overall out of the 100 something riders. Two more to go, and with the yellow jersey changing hands by such a narrow margin in this stage it will surely be fast and aggressive.
Tom

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