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Good morning/afternoon everyone,

Weather a bit grey here too but still warm - rather humid in fact.

Had a look at the forecast for Le Tour and I fear thundery rain on the route at times - Hope it will not be as bad as Andorra!
The stage today will not be an easy one and bad weather conditions would increase the difficulty. Hope the forecast is wrong !

The chicks seem to like the dead tree close to the nest !

Good day, Pigale!
Hope the weather holds today.
Also hope someone attacks Froome!
Paris is not so far off now!
A nice view of the loch on the osprey site today!
Chicks looking healthy and well fed!

Hi, Rusty!
A lovely day here now! Becoming a bit oppressive again though.
Maybe we shall have a thunderstorm later. It might be a good thing to clear the air.
I had a list of household jobs I intended to do this morning!
I haven't got very far, as the phone has done nothing but ring!
Every man and his dog has phoned me this morning!
Lovely to chat though - and a very good excuse not to work!
Now...... "every man and his dog"....how did that saying originate, I wonder?
What time are you off out for your bacon roll?
You will be wanting to be back to watch the cycling?


Hello, Ros!
I'm sorry not to reply before! I have been away from the computer.
Yes, you are right - it is extremely annoying about the road and the necessity to go through all this again next week!
Especially as I got the date wrong in the first place and my poor husband has relocated our car twice already!


Good afternoon, Pigale!
Yes, I shall try if possible to see something of le Tour - I am keen to see Mount Blanc and the tremendous scenery around.
I shall probably be going out, though, for part of the afternoon - would the highlights shown later be of any use for me to watch?

Good afternoon, Elle!
A fine day here!
I am home from Pine Cone.
I have cycling on.
In the mountains now.
Think the mountains are winning!
The highlights may do you.
Little traffic on the forum today?

Hello Elle,

I think the second half of the stage will be more interesting for you, scenery wise, so anything around 3.30/4pm your time. Never sure what they show in highlights, they may cut the scenery out and concentrate on the road itself.

Hi, Rusty!
I wonder whether Broadband conditions are affecting people and that is why there is so little "traffic" on the Forum?
I have been having trouble myself in accessing pages - my email has been largely inaccessible this morning - and I had trouble on the Forum ,too.
I couldn't open any thread, for instance.
And it has taken me an hour or so before I could send my previous messages.
(So if I disappear again today, you will know why!)
Maybe the weather is playing havoc somewhere along the line!
I've just had yet another phone call- there is obviously nothing wrong with the phone lines!!!
Enjoy the mountains!



Thanks for the tip, Pigale!
I shall record from about 3.30 pm then and watch later.
I am still battling access problems...I am connected but everything is either slow or non-functioning!

What a shame for Tom Dumoulin - let's hope he is OK for Rio.

Hello Rusty,

Finally a French victory ! But I have rarely seen so many falls !!!
Dreadful conditions in second part of stage - a lot of damage.

I also feel sorry for Elle who will not have such nice views to enjoy, mostly due to the rain.

Good afternoon, Elle!
I have had broadband problems too, although BT is keeping very quiet about them.
May I suggest that you switch broadband off at wall plug for a minute or two. This can often help these problems.
It forces the broadband onto a different channel I believe.
Great racing today and a win for France!

Good arvo, Pigale!
That was some stage today.
Best of le Tour, I think.
Well done Romain Bardet.
Froome got a bit of road rash in his crash.
Be sore tonight.
I am very impressed by Sky's Wout Poels.
He does a magnificent job for Froome.
I better have a look in at these chicks.
Not done so since morning!

Posts crossed, Pigale!
Yes, a lot of crashes.
I have not heard but it looked like Navarro broke his collar bone.
Poor Dumoulin, hope he makes it to Rio.
Rain and fast descents do not make for safe racing!