It's July. Woo!

I have to admit, I absolutely love watching the Tour de France. It has pretty much taken over our household at the moment.
Every evening is arranged to fit perfectly around the Tour highlights.
I manage to fit in a quick blast on the bike after work, shower and then sit down in front of the telly with dinner for 7pm to watch the ITV4 highlights show. Even the kid’s bedtime has been put back slightly so that nothing is missed.
ITV’s coverage this year is pretty special. Disappointed with the lack of Ned Boulting but really enjoying watching Chris Boardman wobble slowly up the finishing straight on the sprint stages pointing out the exact spot where Mark Cavendish is likely to next cause a massive pile up.
Now, Chris is a legend in his own right but I am a little bit disappointed with his liberal choosing of which stage to feature. Why does he always favour the sprint and why don’t we see him riding up to the summit finishes to show us where Alberto Contador is going to attack from? Laziness……

So, after yesterday’s stage it’s all poised for a Contador/Schleck showdown. Shame about Cadel losing time but he’s an absolute hero for a gutsy performance with a fractured elbow. The suffering is always the most endearing part of the Tour. Cyclists give their all and perform whilst injured at a level that footballers can only dream of.

I do think that race organisers should try to shake things up a bit more next year by replacing the yellow jersey with a yellow cardigan. Primark have got them dead cheap and riders are likely to prolong the wearing of it until closer to Paris……