you know it’s a bank holiday when you have to put wet lube on your chain

Visma beautifully snatching defeat from the jaws of victory there

oof, that's brought back memories of a basement flat that had the best acoustics for this :-)

(maybe deeper memories of doing art class in the crypt of Lancing College chapel where Radio 3 was always on, but that might require laying back on a couch)

Hay road shut

i was there for the first one and in France for the second where it made their national news :-)

someone in BBC Pronunciation should tell them how to say ‘Lewes’

and for a pod-cast

"Thank you for your enquiry but I am not in a position to work for you for free right now whilst you make money from it"

what's it called when the WhatsApp group chat about the upcoming ride goes on for much much longer than the ride will?

you can't say dinner, you have to say diversitea time

i've had enough of the Glastonbury coverage already

excellent execution but i’d have failed him for straying from the brief :-)

first sighting of a VW T2 Bay camper van of the spring

Going For God

they don't show wet chalk so much though

trying to remember a day when there *hasn’t* been a crash causing delays

i love the adverts and trailers :-)

when do they put the yellow stickers out?

that's good to hear, i didn't know it was closed either, but i haven't planned a ride that demanded a curry in an age. should rectify that, they're good people

i think this is the same people that own the one up the road from me, which looks to be reopening soon. they would give me a free beer if they knew i was having a post-race take-out :-)

looks like that Discovery+ price hike might be worth it just for the women's CX racing

same here :-)

i've always wanted to do Wet January and drink as much as an average person and see how much it affects me

instead of complaining that the price of tv coverage will kill uk cycling go out and support your club, help coach younger riders, volunteer at an event, that’s what will actually make a difference

i don’t know what that is, is it as good as the World Slapping Championships?

as long as i can still get 'Shed And Buried'

NOT YOU DON’T GIVE THE CASHIER YOUR VOUCHERS AFTER YOU’VE PAID FOR EVERYTHING

(and breathe)

STOP LOOKING AT TIKTOKS ON YOUR PHONE AND PUT THE DIVIDER DOWN ON THE SUPERMARKET CONVEYOR

(and breathe)

i thought this was yesterday’s* story still at the top of today’s local news, but it’s a new one for the day

(*and the day before, and the day before)

Hersham Buoys

As a country we are somehow simultaneously obsessed with counting our steps/tracking fitness and appalled at the idea of walking somewhere 10 minutes away.