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Is there no Eurosport? Continental Europe still has it I think. I can watch it free on ITV (terrestrial channel) but it's the last year after 30+ years of free to view on British TV. US Discovery channel have swept up all cycling rights in UK. Charging £31 per month to watch. So bloody angry at...

First Irish yellow in the tour since the 1980s and Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly. Only 4 Irish riders have now held yellow. The first being Shay Elliott in 1963 - The first English speaking rider ever to win yellow!

Healy does it! Yellow jersey! What a ride.

Very intriguing stage. Lots to think about. Healy up the road again. And again in a very strong break. But this time he has two teammates. The peloton is nearly 5 mins behind and doesn't (yet) seem in a rush to catch them. Quinn Simmons and one of the Yates also in the break. Right now, Healy...

Without Philipson to contest the sprints he's been doing everything he can to attack and get and stay in Yellow for as long as possible (until today & start of mountains). It's also just his way of riding (aggressive, powerful, never say die). In the mountains and without a big GC star in...

Similar Strava States as well I believe.

If you happen to bump into ol' Ten Pence Trump/Nigel Farage on some cliff top ranting about small boats, give him a good arse kicking from me.

Went for a little spin today and used Strava for the first time so thought I'd chuck up my stats for your perusal: So apparently I averaged a 266W power output over 205km. This works out to a weighted average power output of 317W. Strava says weighted average power is its “best guess” at your...

MVDP last hurrah before the doom of the mountains.

Dunbar didn't start yesterday after the same crash. His first TdF and he didn't even make the mountains. Cruel sport.

Well that was intense! Lot to take in. Gutted for Healy. Finished 1.45 down. But the main battle on that last climb was riveting. Different tactics.

Bad crash. Terrible moment. Healy caught up but not hurt, racing to get back on but slim chance with the speed & climb. He was in the front group defending his 8th place. Guess he'll be able to aim for further breakaways.

I quite enjoy the machine gun delivery of ex pro Chris Horner as he dissects the previous day's stage. Opinionated but funny, (knuckleheads!) good for figuring out daily tactics on the road that might be missed.

why I'm seeing so many names in the stage top 20 lists that I don't recall ever seeing in 2023 and 2024. Not sure about this. To be honest I look for names that resonate, riders Ive heard about, Irish or English speaking ones, young guns making a mark, and there is a lot of French, Italian etc...

and MVDP looked totally spent right afterward, just sitting by himself, clutching his water bottle, and staring into space. As I said yesterday something feels a bit off with Van der Poel. Could it be the heat? The shock of Philipsen brutally out of the tour? He just seems lacking that killer...

I'm over the moon with Healy's win! YEEEEESSSSSS!!! I'd this one earmarked for a while, perfect parcours for Ben but then I switched on and saw the royalty in that breakaway group and my heart sank. Normally Healy would attack on a steep hill and Normandy is perfect hunting ground for this type...

Yes I should have said more about parts! Drive train is Microshift Advent X 10 speed - Derailleur and cassette. Crankset and chainring are Shimano (EM600). Chain KMC X10. Brakes Tektro HD-M275 hydros. Wheels have Ryde* Disc 30 Tubeless Rims (*Dutch touring wheel brand, used to be called Rigida...

Sticking this in the Shimano section as there isn't any Cairn threads and I have no clue how to start one! Now I've had the bike a while, here are some thoughts on this practical and fun bike. BRAVe Cairn are a small UK company, more a side project by the people who make HUNT wheels. They...

Was v surprised at Jonas dropping that much time. I had been wondering if in this poker game, Pog had been deliberately attacking, appearing strong to build fear in Jonas's head before the big climbs, but in the race of truth Jonas really struggled. Even Remco will be shocked at how little time...

Strange. Without video to see your pedalling action I'm not sure why this is happening. It's unlikely to be crank length as that's pretty standard. Or else maybe I'm not seeing the problem properly.