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Paris ahead...

 

oooh   ahh

oooh   ahhh

oooh   ahhh...

...

aching buttocks

aching thighs

unseen crowds

unseen skies

between the shoulders

lakes of fire

stinging eyes

on the spinning tyre

calves and heart

will explode

grip the 'bars

eat the road

kilo meters 

whirring chains

from Revel

to Ax 3 Domaines

the body's racked

the body begs

pressing down

on un-stretched legs

far beyond

un-melted snow

want to stop

but miles to go...

...

oooh   ahhh

oooh   ahhh

oooh   ahhh...

 

T Carroll

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Laura Taylor

Mon 23rd Jul 2012 09:47

Picks up the cycling pace very well indeed :)

Now do one about a 6 cyclist pile-up ;D

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