Today we crossed the Alps from San Martino Di Castrozza in Italy to St Moritz in Switzerland. It was a day of fantastic views and relief that the sun shone.
Everybody in the rally made the journey. Some followed the official route of some 400 kms taking 10-12 hours (and that was the shortened version after some time trials were cancelled!). A sizeable minority took the more direct route of 250 kms (mostly following Google Maps directions) in 5-7 hours. The schism has become a regular feature of the rally and the number of unofficials grows as the wish to reach Paris becomes more important than seeking prizes from the rally.
It's food for thought on what the rally means to different people and I shall be pondering on it too.
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