Day 2

I started. Felt like an accomplishment after how crappy I had felt. Got through the first climb and descent, but things got split again in the winds afterward. Unfortunately, 3 or 4 of us were stupid/weak enough to be too far back and got caught on the wrong side of the split. The stage was frickin' tough, but staying with the grupetta was doable and I ended up feeling better by the end of the stage. I mean steep steep steep. You see that little bump at the end? Ya, that hurt. One of my teammates was able to grab onto the ambulance for short stints while the officials weren't looking.

Two down. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel even better.