Only two weeks to go !

Well we have just returned from our 'warm up' holiday in the Alps and the South of France which may or may not not have been such a good idea due to the large amount of fromage and wine that we consumed and the somewhat smaller amount of training time spent on the bikes.
However preparations are well in hand, Nicola is close to making a final decision on her wardrobe and her body shape is starting to resemble that of Laura Trott, our triple gold medal winning Olympic cyclist.
However in view of the ease with which she pulled away from me on the ascent up to the hilltop village of Domme in the Dordogne, I am beginning to wonder if a redistribution of pannier weight might be in order.
Hopefully Nicola has now asked enough of her friends if she is 'mad to do this trip' to actually determine whether she is mad or not!