Recent content by Wallace and Gromit

Gotcha. Not always easy to tell online.

You may be eligible to take the p*ss out of triathletes, but in my view, no-one can legitimately do so until they've done some serious swimming. A mass start open water swim or interval training in the pool with the "Masters Swimmers" who tend to gravitate towards triathlon would provide food...

Thank you. I like a bit of pedantry, so these thanks are genuine!

Lordy. You come up with some sh*t at times but this one takes the biscuit. Of course someone I've known for 27 years, who is a partner in a city law firm, is married with three delightful kids, who rowed at a high level and was actually coached by Jurgen Grobler is someone whose view of...

Redgrave's long term coach, Mike Spracklen, left the Uk after the 1989 World Champs to coach the Canadians, so he needed a new coach. Plus, Redgrave's successful partnership with Andy Holmes had broken up after the 1988 OGs and his new partnerships didn't work out initially, so something needed...

I don't think Jurgen Grobler would have had a huge amount of choice in being involved in doping in East Germany, whatever his views on the subject. His East German ladies were mightily successful, though, a fact (along with the success of the East German female swimmers and speedskaters) that...

I'd have thought it more likely that Millar would use a local supplier, but this is just a guess. And if Brailsford was visiting Millar to supply him, wouldn't the Gendarmes have found something? They're pretty ruthless, and can't be fobbed off with quoting the WADA rule book and stalling for...

Back in the 1980s, England trained exclusively on beer and aftershave! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Smart

I don't know about ridiculous/grotesque, but there are a lot of big b*ggers about nowadays. Isn't Julian Savea bigger and faster than Lomu? He's certainly a better player. Nice to see that England's new-found creativity comes from a relative midget of 5'11'' and 14 stone or so. One guy who...

There was a deed of variation to retrospectively change Miliband Senior's will to ensure no inheritance tax was payable when his wife died. All perfectly legal, but still reducing the amount of tax paid.

OT again: And there was some "tax efficiency" manouvres involved in the sale of Miliband senior's house if I remember correctly. Nothing that any right normal person wouldn't do but hypocrisy indeed if you're making a political point about tax dodging, legal or otherwise. There was also the sale...

It's like tax avoidance as portrayed by the Labour Party in the UK. There is a "right" and "moral" amount of tax for each person to pay, irrespective of what the law says. Similarly, there is a "right" and "moral" way for a cyclist to conduct themselves. The advantage of this kind of...

Has anyone accused Kim Sears / Mrs Murray Junior of "Roid Rage" after her outburst yesterday? It was as blatant as Mrs Federer at the O2 Arena last year. I think you guys are "asleep at the wheel" focusing on the usual suspects whilst new offenders get a free ride.

Good point. If resources are to be allocated at controlling what goes into kids without their knowing it, then refined sugar added to food where you wouldn't expect it would be a good place to start.

It will certainly be interesting to see how the event evolves. The "sprinter start" tactic may emerge as an attempt to force the opposition to blow up trying to keep pace or leave themselves too much to do to catch up after misjudging a steadier start. I have my doubts that anyone will be able...