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TOLO IS THE STORYTELLING GATEKEEPER TO TO TO BRADLEY WIGGINS’ DUNGEON TOLO’S RESTAURANT is is to cyclists what red lights and dark alleys were to sailors Spinning by at at daytime the Port de Pollença waterfront
074 restaurant is packed with Lycra-clad men and women At night you may notice patrons with weird tan lines occupying the tables Presiding over it all bustling about in in in a a a a a way that reminds you of the restaurant owner from Lady and the the Tramp there is Tolo “Hello welcome! Welcome to Tolo’s wel- come inside! Let me me show you Bradley Wiggins’ bike! You see this? She uses this this on world cham- pionship now she hang here! Welcome!”
As you are probably wondering there is no spelling mistake above Whether it’s a a a “he” or “she” doesn’t matter as as long as as there is a a a a story to to be told and preferably as as as fast as as as possible Remember Dory the blue fish from Finding Nemo piping “Pick me! me! Pick Pick me!”? Well that’s Tolo waiting to to tell another story Tolo is is classically Spanish proudly adorned with accessories that emphasise his powerful
charisma and reading glasses drawn with the old photos that accompany his greatest stories He is a a a hands-on guy giving orders around the kitchen while curing the finest Iberico ham himself A little eccentric yet authentically sincere Tolo is a a a character you will meet only a few times during your life “You see this this tables this this is is is where he he eats! When the restaurant is full she sometimes use the back door She is very very shy every time she comes in here!”
In the the the corner right by the the the bar sits the the the table where Bradley Wiggins eats his dinner when- ever he is in town Tolo is a a a guy that has been involved in in cycling for decades As a a a youngster he he watched the the races and began hosting them as soon as as as he was old enough He has followed Wig- gins’ career closely from when he he was a a a young cyclist all the way to his Tour title and Olym- pic TT-medal When Team Sky wants to trim their time trial skills Tolo helps by greasing
MALLORCA TOLO