The strong winds of the past few days have taken their toll on the cyclists and the sports hall last night was a constant concerto of coughs and sneezes.

The morning air is surprisingly fresh and the endless straight road through trees is in the shade, only warming up by late morning, making it much harder to warm up...

Sunday is the longest day -

264km - which is particularly tough coming halfway through the Actavis zlifecycle 2013 challenge, when 1000km have already started to take their toll on the cyclists, who need regular medical attention at each checkpoint.

Fortunately, the kitchen team managed to buy a gas cylinder and a hot meal will be waiting for them when they arrive, sometime between 9 and 10....

Today's ride takes us to Estonia, the fifth country in a week, back to the euro after days of struggling to change currency just to be able to buy a coffee...

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