Andy Powers

Just wanted to say how much I’m enjoying your coverage of the race. It’s adding a lot of really interesting detail to the racing. Thanks.

A sensible Conservative party would be shovelling the blame for Brexit on Reform, and distancing themselves from the utterly stupid act of self-harm it was, not defending it.

I imagine Christen’s argument is that he was only moving left gradually with the intention of getting Pidcock’s wheel, but clearly a DQ is the right decision.

I was there that night, I think it was the first time Kate Bush had performed live in years?

I know I’m race fit when mine dips below 40, and I’m a fifty-something mid pack cx’er

I think even the National Front would’ve thought this a bit too extreme…

Presumably it’s British granite if we win, but Scottish or Welsh granite if we lose?

I’m with you Katy, just so dull, and I’m someone who can enjoy pretty much any sporting contest.

This headline encapsulates everything that is wrong with the BBC’s coverage of sport; the focus on celebrity rather than the performances of athletes.

Indeed. A tip I was given, when testing feeding options, do a short loop close to home, so if needed a toilet is always close by.

I’d start with gels personally, but the effect of they don’t agree with you can be quite dramatic (cf Paula Radcliffe)

I think fuelling for running is quite different than cycling, as the additional movements make digestion more difficult. Trial and error, and unfortunately errors are likely, is the only way to find out what you can, and can’t, stomach

Sounds like you called it, Peter. Stage to go ahead on road bikes only, times won’t count for GC, but there will be a stage winner.

You should hide the cushion.

You’ve had a fourth, a second and a third, so I think you’re doing pretty well.

Not as disappointing as your spelling in that sentence…

Cyclopark (which held UK nationals last year) sees you and raises you.

I’d like to see it reported elsewhere before I give it any credence.

And the greed, he finally gets elected as an MP, barely attends Parliament and spends most of his time using his position to make money.

A pointless demand for action at a time where doing nothing publicly is probably the wisest option (whilst working diplomatic channels furiously).

“The British Continental remains a community-run project”

A letter from the editor on what it took to document domestic road racing last season, the community that made it possible - and what comes next.

thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/01/16/a...

I wasn’t a fan, but I had, and still have, a huge amount of respect for him as a fierce competitor who would take the fight to the very best. What an awful way to have to end your career.

Skjelmose will be delighted

I don’t know why, but I didn’t have you down as a fan of The Kills. I’m not quite sure why.

Back in the mid-nineties, in the nascent days of the Internet, a friend and I had a website that detailed the monuments, their history, the routes, etc., so I think that term was in common currency earlier than you think.

Probably the most insightful take of the day

Very good piece, as always, although mildly shocked to see ‘alter’ used instead of ‘altar’.

Very impressive. He really got stuck in too, no sitting in the wheels and seeing where it took him.

He hit the course barrier on the start straight with his front wheel and punctured the tubular.