I'm home and it's quiet. Not sure how anyone properly acclimates back to a 'normal' life after the Tour but I image all who were involved are feeling similar right about now. Sure I've got plenty of work to do, tons of unpacking and sorting out gobs of gear but there's no team director yelling at me to get in the car so they can speed off, there's no honking of the sponsor parade cars or whirring of carbon wheels unwinding down mountain-side switchbacks, no incoming gummy bears or Carrefour hats - and it's hard to motivate without these familiar sounds. I've been tired beyond belief and often find myself just staring off... The Tour is a lot to take in - I don't think one can fully realize it until a week or two after it ends where we traveled to and what we saw. At least that's how I feel right now. I miss hearing the different languages and accents. The sounds of each different location, the sights of the Alps and the smells of the valleys. In their place is a few birds chirping outside. That and the silence of my studio punctuated by the thunderstorm that is currently cleansing DC...
In the coming days we will begin uploading photos and video. Sure it's after the fact but if you are jonesing for more things "Tour" like I am, it will be a decent fix.
jb
Friday, July 31, 2009
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Last night
Team dinner was amazing. Finally got to hang with the riders for more than a few minutes and the biggest weight of stress was lifted. No need to walk on egg shells as the champagne flowed. To be part of it was very special. To have so many new friends is priceless. All were happy, talkative, stoked. Staff too. Biggest compliment came from Cav as he told Jason, "so many journalists treat us like animals but you guys never did. Thank you for that. We hate when we don't get attention and we hate when we do get attention so I know that made your job hard."
Perfect way to end it all.
Now the real work begins...but first a much needed break for the film crew. Ken is off to Cassis for a family vaca, Curtis heads home to see how bad his race legs are, Jeremy is starting another epic trip all over Europe and Jason will stay on in Paris to see the city without a lens in the way.
In the coming days we will finally have time to post fotos and share more stories. So keep checking back and as always thanks for reading.
Gripped Films
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Perfect way to end it all.
Now the real work begins...but first a much needed break for the film crew. Ken is off to Cassis for a family vaca, Curtis heads home to see how bad his race legs are, Jeremy is starting another epic trip all over Europe and Jason will stay on in Paris to see the city without a lens in the way.
In the coming days we will finally have time to post fotos and share more stories. So keep checking back and as always thanks for reading.
Gripped Films
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
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