Well Vicki got her wish last night… hills. After a couple of flat circuits the peleton headed for the climbs. I’ve put the profile below. The first climb was 7km long with an average gradient of 8%, the second 11km of 6%. I have to say that I wouldn’t like to be racing over this course!
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I said yesterday that the 4th stage would shake up the GC and it did… well for everyone except Vicki. She must have read what I wrote and decided to be contrary. 
Vicki woke up a bit under the weather which is not really what you want on a day like this. Still, she got a pretty good result: 32nd at 10 minutes, 31 seconds. The bunch was really broken up by the two climbs. Deciding that she liked her GC position, Vicki only moved a couple of places to 31st.
Tonight’s stage is a flat 9.3km time trial. Vicki is hoping to do well… it all depends on how she is feeling and how she pulls up after last night. We can but hope.
My apologies for any typos. I am typing this one handed, and with my left hand at that, as I have Fritz (aka “the wicked sausage”) our mini dachshund curled up in a ball on my lap. He has managed to get my right hand all wrapped up and he looks too cozy to move. All together… awwwww.
God bless,
Dave