Tickled pink by gruelling Giro charms

My wife is a relaxed and easy-going person, yet two simple words can instantly produce what I call ‘the look’.

Tickled pink by gruelling Giro charms
Thu, 08 May, 2014 - 01:00
Paddy Heaney

‘The look’ scares me.

The two words in question are ‘Gran Fondo’.

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