You notice...

1. The riders aren't burdened with the weight of a lot of upper-body muscle.

2. The ability to complete mountain stages seems almost superhuman.

3. France apparently has slightly tougher sign codes than Spokane.

4. Nobody over there would be all that impressed with what we refer to as an old building.

5. Phil and Paul sort of grow on you.

6. "Natural break" is one of the all-time great euphemisms.

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