Well I for one am not bored with the racing. I'm glued to my seat each day, never missing a moment of coverage and loving every second of it. Bike racing in this country is a back page sport and even televised coverage of flat stages is better than no coverage at all. I refuse to look a gift horse in the mouth.

It was great seeing the two break riders getting TV time for their sponsors, and I loved all the views of the castles!

My only question...where are the little kids along the sides of the roads? All the spectators seem to be adults. Are French kids in school during the summer months???