Well, let's regroup: I mention Sanders not just because he comes from Vermont, which can be as cold and snowbanked as The Revenant; Sanders is like a voice crying in the wilderness, urging Americans to remember reality.
"Going into Le Galibier [the stage's first peak, 2,640m above sea level] Delgado got isolated from his team-mates and I saw an opportunity," says Roche. "A small group of riders broke away and I went with them, thinking that by the time Delgado's team regrouped I'd be a minute, or even two minutes, ahead".
"But once I started to regroup, I started to play pretty well on the way in.
"When I'm at the wheel in a car that's fun to drive and I have got time for myself where I can regroup mentally, I can focus.
"He caught me [in the first], I weathered the storm and regrouped and I appreciate you guys … I felt your drive to keep going.
"I think what I want to do is regroup, and I'll sit down and focus on hiring a new coach," Van De Velde said.
It also gives people a breather and the chance to regroup, which I'd advise before I get into my set.
Time to get some coffee and regroup I decided.
She said last week that she took a moment before each show to regroup, because, "I really want to be here for you, I want it to be kind of an hour that we just spend together, and I am focused and I am not thinking about anything else".
"I spoke to the team at half-time, we regrouped and I didn't think Blackburn were too much of a threat.
