L'Etape de Beaujolais... (sickness sweeps through the peloton)
Well it certainly swept through me both literally and figuratively as the sick and departing Reed passed on his gastric lurg....... however, a couple of Mr Jonathan Hobby's special white pills and a morning in the coach had me well enough to join the "low road" group after lunch, thank you to Alan, Chris, Jon, Chris for bringing me into Ch Pizay in Morgan; where we rejoined the "high road" group.

The morning had begun, however, with Gilles de Courcel giving us a tour of Domaine Chanson in Beaune - thank you Gilles for your fantastic hospitality and amazing dinner and wines from the previous evening.

We then had a nice dinner in the hills of Beaujolais (beautiful region by the way) where a break-away plan was hatched for a rebel group to leave early and ride down the 100km to the rendezvous point with the Chapoutier French Cycling Team - rumoured to include ex French cycling pros Bernard Vallet and Charlie Mottet......... we're on our way to meet them now and so watch this space for today's developments!

Finally a picture of the dessert chosen for me to aid my recovery by my concerns cycling chums........