He wanted to have an easy day.
So Richard L. leading the group dropped him at the Suspiro del Moro climb.
GC Denis and I worked together in the second climb to make sure he wasn’t anywhere near the front at the top of the second, and main climb of the day.
I honestly don’t know who took the third climb of the day, I couldn’t be bothered to contest it (can 5k at 3% be considered “a climb”?). For the sake of this report's accuracy let’s all pretend it wasn’t The Pope.
He tried on the fourth climb of the day but this time it was me who decided where the top of the climb was and it turned out it was exactly at the same point I was first crossing the line after a short but magnificent sprint. The Pope was second though.
I am not sure who took the fifth climb either. It could very well be that it was The Pope. I was nowhere near to witness it. So let’s give him this consolation prize.
He’ll need it because what came was hellish for him.
An echelon on a windy road got him dropped from a group that Bidders was motoring at the front.
As soon as he connected with the group again he hitted a section of the road that looked like a mixture of Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix. Probably the section TY enjoyed the most in the whole trip.
A bit of riding into busy traffic, plenty of traffic lights and hot temperatures to finish the day.
Well, none of this spoiled his day.
He was first into the swimming pool. A beer was in his hand when the rest got home.
The Pope knows how to win.
The ride in Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/11562778850
Take care of yourself
Javier Arias González
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