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But the vieh,

pera, but the v. Well it's just about 1030 on race station around about 8 hours time. Whoever is going to win this bike rest will come hurtling down the Villaroma in whatever shape or form

whether it's a solo rider like Vincenzo Niebeli a couple of years ago or a little group which

it normally is you can guarantee that whoever wins it will have won an exceptional

addition of this bike race. Whatever happens. It's very hot already, half past 10 in the morning, bright, just fierce, fierce sunlight.

You can really feel the power and it contrasts so much with my previous two visits to

San Ramo at its normal point in the calendar where yeah it's

lovely weather but it you know in the mornings it's quite chilly and in the

evenings by the time the early afternoon late afternoon early evening by the time

the champagne corks are being popped, it's actually

can be quite cold. It's just, yeah, it's just sweltering today and it's going to be, it's a fascinating

bike race.

I've got to, after this I've got to sit down

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