Notre Tour de France #10 (13 mi)

The internet access here on the campsite is rubbish. Yesterday it was completely broken and today it's going that slow that pretty much nothing is working. Jwan bought a day of data from his phone service provider, and we've been using this to get by. SRAM, the manufacturer of my gear shifters, offer a two year warranty on parts, and since my bike is 13 months sold, it should be covered. I spent some time this morning talking to Halfords where I bought my bike, and they're advising me to buy a replacement over here and they can reimburse the cost when I get home. And costly it really is... £118 for just a single gear shifter.

As we walked around Cholet, it was very quiet. We found a boulangerie to grab some breakfast, but struggled to find an open (and not stupidly expensive) café to grab some coffee. The local bike shops, and in fact pretty much all shops, were closed for the day. We managed to get to a couple of big sports retailers, but they don't stock the part I'm after. The internet tells me there's an official SRAM dealer near La Roche sur Yon, so it looks like I'll be cycling there tomorrow with just two gears.

I didn't manage my 100 lengths in the pool today, though I did get 50 done. I've said it before and I'll say it again - it's a hard life! ;-)