Destination Huy

Can we beat the tour to Huy!!!

We cross the border into Belgium at a good pace after an early start.

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Today would turn itself upside down. After 26km we arrived in Turnhout  and decided to have a farewell breakfast with Dirk after no supper and no breakfast yet.

It turned out to be a good decision as we were led by a local to the ….. and enjoyed many cups of coffee with a Belgian breakfast.

Finally we had to bid Dirk goodbye as he had to return to Eindhoven by evening.

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We shop for supplies in Turnhout and then head for Huy. Suz’s leg is very sore and I decide to use the train for the last stretch so that we can get to Huy on time. Because of this we get there well ahead of the tour and I find a good spot with 2 kms to go.

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I wanted to be on the Mur of Huy for the finish but had to ride it after the stage was finished. It is a very tough climb made harder by the weight of my bike and panniers. By now the party was in full swing and it felt like I was a tour rider with support I got from the crowd.

Tomorrow Seraing for the start of stage 4 with Froome dog in yellow and all our MTN Quebeka riders safe to start after the huge fall today……………

Eugene on a bike somewhere in the world