Yesterday was only the 6th day of the race and yet it feels forever long already. Long races, long transfers and some stressful finishes.

Let me give you an idea as to the state of Julian and yours truly. Yesterday, we packed our bags as always and got ready for the race. We made a clean sweep of the room and made sure that we weren’t leaving anything behind. JD even looked underneath the beds. Then, upon arriving at the hotel here 500 km away, we realized that we left a white elephant in the room. A 65 cm blue swiss ball!

Phone chargers? OK. But a swiss ball? We need some sleep.