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Bravo Alberto Sitting here half asleep (it's hot in the south of Spain) and suddenly we all woke up to see a brave attack and the Schleck duo looking... wet. (Also spotted the best road writing so far. Anyone else see it? It said: "Lance Who?")

mental strength At last, two paragraphs by somebody with a sensible outlook! The double (Giro/Tour) is dauntingly difficult to achieve. Who was the last to do it? Yes, you all know the answer. But that was in a year where a lot of teams quit the Tour for reasons we needn't go into. Mental...

A little help Eurosport's David Harmon (watching Tiralongo following Contador to the line) "What could be better than Contador for giving you a wheel to follow?" Sean Kelly: "A 250 cc motorbike?"

Bad manners To me, the real disgrace was Andy's behaviour on the podium. Frank literally took his hat off to Gilbert - a nice gesture, with wit. Then up comes Andy, walks past Gilbert, hugs big brother, ignores Gilbert, turns his back to shake hands with a lot of surprised guys in suits...

Somebody else said something about "Spanish meat is up to EU standards." All of it? How does he know that? Sweeping statements are risky. Spain has zero tolerace of doping, too. So why the idea that Spanish cyclists dope, but all Spanish meat-producers are perfect citizens who never ever break...

Mathematics Sounds like you have some higher education and know of the principle called Occam's Razor. "Given several theories, the simplest answer is usually the correct one." One journalist's opinion-piece asked what must be one of the stupidest questions ever - Where's the meat...

It was Merckx Riding my bike on a touring holiday, came to a junction and was ordered to stop by a gendarme. A big crowd at the roadside, waiting for... what? "Le Tour, idiot!" And there they were - riders swishing by in a blur of colour, and a blast of air that seemed to swallow me. I was...

Back on topic Glad to see we're back on topic! Best GT stage for me was 1997 Tour, Ullrich's victory at Arcalis. I was on the roadside on the Envalira climb and watched Ullrich slip back to his team car to ask if he should wait for Riis (no earpieces then) and was told to go ahead - which...

Hey, Lance baby; the cameras are on you.

The whole point You've got it! Of course it was spectacle! Surely you don't imagine this was about cancer sufferers? It was about an egoist who can't bear to be out of the limelight so, having ridden a mediocre race, he pulls a last stage stunt. And he wasn't asked to make a speech on the...

Fans? I used to travel to watch the climbs. The atmosphere was great. While we waited we talked to strangers because we had common ground; and we cheered & yelled for our heroes during the electrifying minutes that made the wait worthwhile. I don't go to the climbs now. Things have changed...

Thank you! Time to remind the world about his "sportsmanlike" attitude. And his reply to the interviewer who asked: "What were your thoughts when you saw Beloki crash?" Answer: "My first thought was 'I can't lose any time here.'" (I've got it on videotape.) Of course he changed his answer...

Complacency Ah! Someone with a good memory! The big split of 2001. As for what happened today - my guess is complacency. "Sastre's is 22nd place, 10 minutes down; Wiggins was a nine-day wonder last year; Arroyo's not important. Let them go." That kind of thinking, until it was too late to...

With pleasure I'd be delighted to do just that. Several breaks. Should I start with his thick skull, and then both legs? I can't help feeling some ( a little) sympathy for his wife. With a supportive husband like him, she doesn't need enemies.

Not very up-to-date Excuse me, but his brother was killed in a car accident. You may not have noticed, but LuisLe pays homage to his late brother every time he wins a stage.