Writing in his daily VeloNews Fresh Korn column, Will Frischkorn talks about the cheeses of the Auvergne region, keeping cool as the racing heats up and the “gruppetto”.
From the diary: “The first was a Category 2, really just a long drag, and while the climbers cruised up front, by half way up the sprinters and those with tired legs started the ”Gruppetto!” calls. It took a few minutes, but a good mass ease-off was welcomed by a pretty big crew and we rolled it in to the line, listening on our radios trying to figure out what was happening up front.”