I may try and get a laptop sorted and work from the canteen this afternoon. This probably won't happen though.

Interesting that Wiggo has said that if he wins the Tour, he'll ride domestique for Froome in the future!

13.00 Bradley Wiggins, whose group currently trails the lead group by 5mins 30secs offered a straightforward appaisal on the Tourmalet. "It goes uphill like all of them, it's very difficult," said the Team Sky leader.

Interesting that Wiggo has said that if he wins the Tour, he'll ride domestique for Froome in the future!

Isn't he just concerned that Froome will think "fuck it" and challenge him in this tour though? This is just a "please don't and i'll be your best bud"

Unlikely. Wiggo is the team leader and Froome will not challenge him unless he no longer has a chance to win.

Sure, it's unlikely, but you never know

Only if the sun gets to him and he suffers a huge attack of The Mentals

Cycling is a fair and gentlemanly sport.

...that's full of cheating druggies.

However, we won't know the route until January, so it's all conjecture.

It's not always the same route?!

Ooooh no, it's been to the UK in the past

Just watched the time trial. How fast is Wiggins.

You should be able to tell us, you just watched the time trial.

Where does this sit in terms of sporting achievements in British history?

Gotta be pretty near the top, with Wiggo one of our best sportsmen ever when you add in his Olympic golds etc.

Didnt you watch it yesterday?

Where does this sit in terms of sporting achievements in British history?

Gotta be pretty near the top, with Wiggo one of our best sportsmen ever when you add in his Olympic golds etc.

Very high up there, especially as there is no real tradition of the sport in this country.

One thing that did occur to me was this was heavily funded over the last twenty years or so by Lottery money and grants. When you compare the state of cycling now and then, compared to the FA which has had much, much more private money poured into it over the same timescale, it shows just how bad a job the football authorities have done.

I assume that funding will drop off with Sky sponsorship and success generating more commercial returns. What then needs to happen is that the cycling funding is redirected to another deserving sport with similar ambitions.

Very high up there, especially as there is no real tradition of the sport in this country.

Very high up there, especially as there is no real tradition of the sport in this country.

One thing that did occur to me was this was heavily funded over the last twenty years or so by Lottery money and grants. When you compare the state of cycling now and then, compared to the FA which has had much, much more private money poured into it over the same timescale, it shows just how bad a job the football authorities have done.

Perfect ending!

Wiggins during Lesley Garrett massacring of the National Anthem.

Eh?