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The snake slithers gracefully downhill,
	its sinuous tail curling through countless hairpin bends; its increasing speed exhilarating the freewheeling, braking, pedalling riders.
Each one determined and passionate,
	their faces etched with excitement; then agony, sinews strained, dripping sweat; aching muscles, bodies pained, hour upon hour; up,up, up; down and down again, to the limits of man and machine.
A maze of passing colour:
	multicoloured flashes; blues, reds, oranges, whites and blacks; one yellow.
Endurance:
	rain soaking, wind beating, clouds descending, visibility poor, slippery surfaces.
Sidelined body of humankind:
	yelling, encouraging, running, verging too close, partisan, irritating, annoying.
Errors of judgement:
	collision; accident; disaster; jumble of bikes, bodies, hard road, broken spokes, blood, agony and curses; anger, frustration, delay; end of a dream; new bike, up, supporting push, away.
Time, distance:
	How long? How far? How fast?
Panoply of drama:
	mayhem, mystery, magic, excitement, amazement.
Race to the finish:
	utter exhaustion.
	Arrival.
	Triumph.
Le Tour est finis.