Miles to Go

The Tour de France is 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) and 21 days of stages or trials. It is a test of endurance. Some are uphill battles, some are full of twists of turns, narrow roads, treacherous downhill races, time trials, and breakaways. In the Tour De France teams work together to reach the goal, they need each other to get a victory. The goal each day is who wears the yellow jersey, who's ahead, but that is not always the same person. In the palaton, there is jocking for position and doing what you can to overcome you opponent. Sometimes the palaton runs smoothly, all the teams doing what they need to do to sure victory. Many times the person at the head of the team is there to make sure the that best chance for the team exceeds, taking on the resistance head on for their team members. Sometimes along the way there is something on the course that cause upheaval and accidents with riders down, thrown off , and sometimes hurt. But you see team members help each other or tell the others to go own to get the goal they set for that day. Some days the infighting in the palaton cause the most injuries and riders down.


The Tour de Toothy is not much different. It is a long test of endurance, broke up into daily stages, tests and trials. The wearer of the yellow jersey is different each day, but the goal is still ahead. The paths and roads can narrow, can be climbs up mountains that are so steep, or going downhill so fast you are afraid you are going to wipe out, there are twist and turns, and narrow roads that squeeze, and broad roads that let everyone spread out. It is if you are going to let the bumps and things that come in the road throw you, if the teams is there to pick you up, or you are the one in the team that's going to help, or letting the other teams trying to upset yours and push you out of the race, or is it just finishing the race. Your choice, the tour is still going to be there.


Spare Tire:
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