Pulled a D-Galvin

Remember when D-Gal and C-Herb went to the Tour of the Dominican. Well let´s just say that I am currently playing the part of Mr. Galvin. Less than three hours after finding out the good news about staying in the race, South American food would take me out of the race. The doctors here were awesome, they gave me IV´s and antibiotics to battle the food poisoning but it took a full 24 hours to recover. And that meant skipping a stage. (A side note that Americans receive first-class medical care every where we go. Just a thought.)

Cool thing down here is that it didn´t curb the UCI commissioners´ hospitality or the desire of reporters to interview the Gringo.

And even more important our team leader Eric Casteno moved to second on the General Classification.

I will be riding the course from Ibarra to Quito tomorrow but only as a cyclo-tourist. Maybe I will be able to enjoy the view of being high in the Andes. I also plan on riding the queen stage past Chimbarazo.

Thanks for reading.