Day 10 Ride

Sorry for the short update. Today was pretty uneventful. We went to the market this morning, but I didn't take any pictures. No exciting experiences other than accidentally bumping into a woman and saying "Merci" instead of "Pardon". Opps.

After the market, we took the short drive to Carcassonne to visit the local bike shop. A few of us needed to pick up some things. We also stopped in and visited the director of the Tour de l'Aude. For those of you who don't know, that race is essentially the women's Tour de France. So it was awesome to meet her. She was trying to talk Chris into signing us up for the race. Pretty funny. Of course she was talking in French, so I really didn't know what she was saying. But that's what Chris and Ashley told us.

After that, we went back to Limoux for an easy spin. It was windy today, but still relatively warm. Even though it was cooler than previous days, I was wearing shorts and a jersey with a base layer.

The crew headed back towards town.

So I didn't do a good job taking pictures today. I'll try to make up for it this weekend. Tomorrow we leave for Cholet. It's a 5 hour drive. The race is on Sunday. It's a 5km flat race in town. Pretty much a longer crit. Should be hard. The field is supposed to be bigger than last weekend. It's a French Cup race so I'm sure it will draw some big names and teams...ouch! The race is 80km total. Anyway, I'll update as internet access allows. At the latest, check back Sunday night for a brief re-cap. Until next time!
-A

P.S. I added more photos to my last post from the ice cream eating interval :) Enjoy!