The finale of the "7 Days of Tarmac SL7" was in Franc eon the route called “casse-pattes” (literally “leg-breaking”), for it's variable terrain. What we Flint Hills dwellers call "normal". I was fortunate to fall into a group of riders of similar skill, and the ten or so of us mostly stayed together for about three-quarters of the 24 km official course. That started to come apart in the late sprint, and then dissolved on the Petit KOM. Two of us survived - myself and a 57-year-old Level 35 rider named Jim Escobar. Jim and I sprinted for the finish and he went for his power-up way too soon. I dialed it up and passed him before I realized he'd pulled the trigger so soon, so then I had to suffer all the way in to stay ahead. I did it, stealing 75th place! I posted 00:29.3 on the Pave Sprint, 00:58.9 on the Aqueduc KOM, 09:13 on the Petit KOM and 00:17.9 on the finishing Marina Sprint. All those are solidly MOP. The overall 44 minute time is consistent with the two lap time I did on the vTdF.