Stage 5

Cooler cloudy day, 26c. Because we are a blue and black plate, but still riding as a team, we start in the last gate. We are on fire, passing hundreds of riders. It's all I can do to hold Garys wheel, he seems really strong until 100km, then the wheels come off for him on the big climb of the stage. He was hurting bad but sucked it up for the wild technical descent to the finish. I cant imagine the feeling of riding that rock strewn decent bonking... But he did it.