Video Journal Number 1 today was a long day we left from Dulles Virginia yesterday flew here through Frankfurt Germany and then we got into Milan early and Jason spike and Mattie spike didn’t make it so Maddie and Mark went to the Collin aqua Factory and
Picked up two bikes from a nest Oh Cal Naga and then we drove on the auto auto strata I got to drive the auto strata in our fiat ducato to souza italy where we were treated to a fantastic dinner everything was locally grown some of the herbs and tomatoes and lettuce have
Grown on the rooftop of this place that I’m sleeping in now I just took a shower and the wine was really good and I drank too much but it was really great be so that’s our first day we haven’t even ridden yet so tomorrow’s [Applause] all right I just want everybody to know that I got the France first there it is right there Bonjour Mon amis I can’t be seen Todd said I tried to swim my knees oh full of love trouble the campaign name Tigers wait and see but I’m gonna tell you what you
Missed anyway we’re riding a bike it’s nice out and yeah I like it guess what what you’re here oh yeah good for the old Achilles Today’s sort of arrest According to Josh’s arrest day but my heart right sorry 172 and we’re on the first class that’s where we were last night up there so we had a ribbon descent this morning You This’ll be our favorite climb of the trip no doubt Bah bah-wah there are hardly any words to describe today’s ride I’ve been riding for 17 years and this was easily the best ride I’ve ever bound a little bit of fantastic road climbs dirt climbs dirt descents for flat tires great lunch with incredible dessert and then
Coming up the blaze arcs at the end famous Tour de France climb and finishing it off with riding an illegal road from lasers to here it was an incredible day back just the time for dinner there’s a thunderstorm rolling well Bonjour stay tois and the plot thickens
We just descended like 4,000 feet now we’re starting the cold the Madeleine but we just saw a sign that said it’s impossible in both Nicole Marie from that core or duty or wherever it is and so there’s a lot of consternation in the group about what’s gonna happen today
Our big 30k climbing up the Col de Madeleine there’s a sign that says we can’t do it so Oh John Dewey Mon Ami So I have to catch you up on this we are up here at this mountaintop ski resort called Gucci and we just spent a whole bunch of time at this map looking for a way to get to the to the base of the Col de Madeleine well the only way to get
There is on this pink road well trail that we’re about to go find this could be the most hilarious part of the trip [Applause] the adventure continues so things are going well we’ve been coming down this old nasty road here and that we can see the cult of Madelyn it’s down there it’s
Down there so we’re doing all right so we’re children bicycles moving through the forest and now there’s concern among the group there’s concern among the group on how to get over the river because the bridge is out I think we’re gonna be swimming I won’t even make fun of you for how long it takes I might even come back up and get your bike my hotel room sounds like a deal making Brian’s journal entry call this appala Avalanche Jerry Journal 1.2 tried to take a forest road to make our way over to the Col de
Madeline and it was taken out by an avalanche now we’re riding in a wasteland that looks like when you would feel like a National Geographic TV show like with our heads hanging low because we’ve been thwarted Venera climate and both on the mat line already look at this switch back in there goes Frick through the woods I don’t think it can be done that is tight this guy Matt T Parker some of you he’s your doctor Lance it’s the Tour de France through
The pine forests of the Alps we should have gone this way first They said it couldn’t be done but we did it across the river over here it’s really pretty town and they’re up there they’re rocks is it called the Madeline That’s the landslide that we were thinking about climbing down to get over here and now we’re on the limit so always good whoa Well standard a3 and we’re here at Alpe d’Huez and i am a broken man we did fifteen thousand forty feet of climbing today and when we got up here to help the wise I just couldn’t hold anything down so it’s a nice French people here I mean this soup and bread for me Little bit too much [Applause] we just happened upon the exam fantastically French dancers [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] Opie didn’t break his face Jeez Alex you’ve been a real jackass all day long oh hey buddy do you want something to eat do you want to eat something hey you want something else hey dude it’s a domesticated animal you can’t feed you can’t feed a domesticated animal a bar sorry mr. Jack We’re starting day day five riding girls boys everybody’s looking looking peppy happy so this is supposed to be a crazy road where I’m supposed to crash the car