All went fine and dandy today, Day One of Le Grand Tour. Forest's Virgin flight arrived LHR T3 20 minutes early, and we two were out of the airport on the Hoppa bus back to The Ibis for breakfast by 0800. The M40 was remarkably laid back & sensible, as was The Warwick Services area for a mocha, and Shropshire came into view at 1330.
There was a degree of suspicion that the bike case had been opened and investigated at Washington/Dulles; an early look inside was a pressing need. Since the interior looked a bit like a 3-D jigsaw, with parts out of their mountings all over the place, it was a relief that everything was still there. Assembly took an hourish, and a quick pedal up the lane to the church & back confirmed that everything was hunky-dory. If the utterly vile weather which came along soon after is anything to go by, it may be the last pedal for a while!
Alan was annoyed to find the LBS closed (opening hours 0900-1730) when we arrived at 1710 to fetch his newly-serviced bike. This, the second let-down in under a week, is probably the death knell for them; other LBS are available.
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