The view from the Roc was wonderful, showing two things: a large part of France, and that I had finished the long climb! This climb was somewhat intimidating because you got to think about it for so long. First you went down it into Brest, but you couldn't really enjoy zooming down it too much because the whole descent you were watching the returning riders climbing it. This meant that you had to think about climbing that 20+ km climb in a few more hours on your own return back to Paris.

© Mark D. Wooldridge, 2003.