NECS Superbowl Party TdF Style

We here at the NECS put a big emphasis on riding bikes and partying like rock stars, at least the rock stars on their retirement tours. Well when Bobke, Phil and Paul take to the airwaves for a very colorful rendition of the Tour de France, the NECS throw our version of a Super Bowl party and you can be sure when you have Top Chef on the roster the eats will be superb and in touch with the roots of the TdF.
The prerace festivities were kicked off with this selection of fine wines from the Bordeaux region and were complimented by a fresh baguette and an assortment of French cheese from the Pyrenees region.Once the first bottle had been drained it was into the kitchen where our one and only Top Chef was caught in this shot prepping a meal that could get any rider over the Col d'Aubisque.Then it was time to settle in for some seriously big mountains and what better way to take in the racing then on Braveheart's larger then life HD projection set up. You could almost smell the sweat pouring off the Europcar team as they paced Thomas V up the climbs.The intensity of the climbs along with all of the wine and food proved to be too much for Top Chef who was caught in the back seat of the team couch taking in some zzzz's after packing it in at the base of the final climb.