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Merci! It's a great day for the French, that some call Frogs. Oui!

What has happened? Well. Today, French bicycle riders finished first and last in Le Tour de France. The same French riders also finished first and last yesterday. So clearly, pre-montane, the French are totally dominating both ends of Le Tour. Bon!

Oui. Why should we care? Well. Crumby feels like he may have had a French great grandmother on his father's side. Also, unlike many of his ignorant or savage compatriots, Crumby has no problems with French fries. Mmm. Magnifique!

That's why Crumby is particularly pleased with the results of Le Tour so far. However, we need to skip over the surreal antics of the first place finisher to focus on the last place finisher, Vincent Jerome.

Many may know Vincent Jerome as Jerome Vincent. That's because he could just as easily be named Jerome Vincent. Who would know? But actually, the name of the man at the tail end of Le Tour is Jerome Vincent. I mean Vincent Jerome.

How did he get there?

Well. Vincent Jerome crashed on the first day of Le Tour and never fully recovered from the spooking that terrible crash gave him. So he has been situated in last place, at the end of every stage, 1-11, hence. Incroyable!

However. Despite finishing last on every stage, Vincent Jerome has actually moved up from 198 at the end of Stage 1 to 177 at the end of Stage 11. That's a not to be sniggered at improvement of 21 positions or slots in probably the most important bicycle race happening this year.

So bon voyage Jerome Vincent. I mean Vincent Jerome. You have the 110% support of the Druids in these parts.

Crumby Ovate reporting on Le Tour.