They Pinched My Road

That's the second time it's happened. The French Authorities have enthusiastically upgraded a nice country road to highway status which means 'no bikes'. It is usually accompanied by a self congratulatory sign of how they are 'building your future'. The first time into Hericourt I could plot a route around. The second to Delle offers no alternative so I broke the law and rode like crazy for a hour or two in the baking sun. It was a limp rag that rolloed into Delle just short of the Swiss border but luckily the French Highway Police don't seem to work on Sunday