Hey JCL! Your two weeks in France sounds like a blast!!! I am still training and racing. Been doing a lot of mountain biking this summer and road riding. I'm glad to hear you got to enjoy some di2. You know I have had it since the original incarnation with DA 7970. I LOVE IT and definitely prefer it. For the amount of miles I put down, to not have to worry about stretched cables and shifting changing as awesome.