We went out tooling around the countryside this afternoon. On our way back to the house we ended up in a queue of cars behind a group of cyclists. As is common in Italy they were all dressed like they were taking part in the Giro d'Italia. There were about ten of them and they managed to spread themselves out such that none of the following cars could get by on the winding road. The parade continued for several kilometers until we reached the town of Fornoli. All the cars between us and the cyclists peeled off and we were able to get past them not long after that.
Groups of road cyclists are a common site in Italy when the weather is good, especially in May when the Giro is taking place. This is the Italian version of the Tour de France and it started last Saturday. Today was the fifth stage. For the first time Lance Armstrong is taking part but he probably will not be a factor. At the moment he is 22nd in the general standings. An Italian Danilo de Luca is wearing the leader's maglia rosa (pink jersey). On May 22nd the day's stage will come quite close to us, going from Lido di Camaiore to Florence via Lucca. We might go stand on the road and watch the cyclists go by. It finishes on May 31st in Rome.
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