Leaving Belfort literally was a breeze, and the last climb before rolling down to the flat valley of Alsace became nothing of what I had feared. The only problem I ran into was too high speed, which caused me to miss an exit and reroute via the next. That also means that today was the record-breaking day in terms of speed, with a maximum speed of 58 km/h (going downhill, of course). Otherwise, the stage was rather straightforward, and I came in after rolling 159 kilometres for six hours.
Coming to Strasbourg is always a very friendly event, hence the picture of my friends Kristina and Laurent with some of Laurent's colleagues. That is also why this post is so late.
Anyway, I still haven't reached the easternmost point of France, so tomorrow is another day of bicycling. But this time without any luggage, turning my bike back into a road racing bicycle. ;-)
