David Quainton

100% ex-pat who still thinks Brexit was good - can’t explain why though - and thinks Farage is the answer to all current ills. Probably refers to London as ‘Khanistan’.

He is a dimwit, mainly 😆

Moving to Dubai for not the money because worried about [checks notes] falling crime in London.

Everyone needs to remember on this day that Jonjo Shelvey is a dimwit.

Freaky Spyday

Tinker, Tailor, Winter Solider, Spy

Napoleon Duo

I mentioned to Dave that I listen to a different album every time I do a run or ride on the turbo trainer, by chance the latest was Big Star! Will tee this up next.

Completely and udderly

Referencing a bunch of moovers and shakers, clearly.

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

Oh, yeah, it’s a Venn diagram

Suspect it’s correlation more than causation - seems likely certain psychological profiles are more drawn to marathon running.

As a ying to that yang - many of the happiest people I’ve ever known are enormous consumers (of all sorts of things), but probably die earlier.

No Marian Pahars in the Latvia line-up I see

It’s wonderfully subtle. He’s a national treasure (even if he lives in Oz).

First two comments…

Is it really? I never knew that. Will head down for a Champs League match maybe 😊

Wandsworth, so basically Putters

Can’t be that far… go now before the school rush. Avoid the Upper Richmond Road, obvs.

The journey back will be rubbish, mind.

Martha - it’s just the best song for people that don’t know Waits other than for sounding like he’s swallowed a tobacco factory.

Bit overblown, they all do it. Empirical evidence shows it’s fine. If anything it’s smart by the team because it’s not banned.

Scratch that, still boring 🥱

If Keely stays fit she’ll break the world record next year, so that’s the standard Bol will have to achieve. Agree it should be fantastic 👌

The worst person you know is making a cycling race vaguely interesting #lombardia

In theory it would work, except other UAE riders will be there. Unless he’s ill or crashes, he wins. Which is why it’s dull.

And yeah, that’s not his fault (unless it is).

No-one is going to join the list. The number of different riders on it will stay the same.

Ganging-up won’t work, he’s too superior, will just leave everyone with 100km to go.

So how do other riders close the gap? The answer to that rather depends on how one feels Pog is gaining his advantage in the first place. If it’s genetic superiority, they can’t. If it’s *other means*, then, well…

Give him the title before the start, let everyone else race, we’ll all have a much better day!

I’m done with the season tbh, he’s ruined most of the fun races.

That said, all the ones without Pog, Ving and MvdP have generally been excellent.

She’ll have to go some to beat Keely

The sadly accurate state of professional cycling in 2025