Well, now you boys know why I think Francis is the very best and I love his rides, although I was not on a single one this year as I'm a pile of poo. Missed a great ride, I'm sure. Congrats on finishing! Vance, I got your text message - I knew you'd love it.

And Francis, if you read this, I'm sorry I bailed. I missed you guys and I still think you should organize rides for a living. Your TDF last year was the best (privately) organized ride I had ever attended. Reviews so far seem to echo those sentiments for this year's ride.