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<p>Saturday morning was another early start, as we had 78 kms to Grenoble train station, where I needed to be quite early to make my way to Geneva Airport to catch the plane back.</p>
<p>We left at 7.00 am, once again in the rain, and set off on our way down to Grenoble. The road was full of queuing cars, thousands of people coming off the Alps on their way home after watching the Tour. On bicycles, we were a lot faster than them, as it was downhill, so we just kept passing cars all the way and, in 2 hrs 30 min, got ourselves to Grenoble. A quick stop at a bike shop to collect some cardboard boxes, and off to the station to pack the bikes. Sadly, Carlos lost his wallet at Grenoble station, so that soured a bit the end of the trip.</p>
<p>The journey home was uneventful, and it gave me a chance to take stock. 520 kms in 5 days, 4 out of category and 5 first category mountains and quite a few minor climbs. A tough but very satisfying week! The Alps are a beautiful part of the World, even with the bad weather, and a cyclist paradise, with all drivers being very respectful and kms and kms of cycle lanes. I will certainly be back, hopefully fitter next time! The only thing left to do was to find out how much I will manage to raise for my charities!</p>
<p>Thank you very much to all those who supported us through the trip, both with donations and encouragement!</p>
<p>So this is my last update and the last chance to donate on this page, which will remain open: <span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #2a42c6; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.justgiving.com/teams/santitdfcustmf/">http://www.justgiving.com/teams/santitdfcustmf/</a></span></p>
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</span>Day 5 go to: <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Santi-Dominguez-Vivero-TDF2011Day5">http://www.justgiving.com/Santi-Dominguez-Vivero-TDF2011Day5</a><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px;">
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