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17k m of climbing and 480km of riding. Lord alive that's a lot.

Yes. This^.

Fingers crossed nothing happens but still possible he takes a wrong turn and doesnt realise or finds he is forced to backtrack because of a closed road due to construction. Or he has a serious mechanical or something else.

Those things are all unlikely. And we are cheering for him. But he hasn't won it yet.

Maybe he figured he was unlikely to get on the podium so is happier winning stages and the KOM jersey rather than finishing 6th (say) after an attempt to duke it out in the front group everyday and ride TTs.

Hope the transfagarason is quiet. Can imagine at the weekend it is full of motorbike heroes trying to kill themselves.

Just another >400k day from skinny. As you do...

How much sleep - if any - did skinny and Bjorn get last night?

What are the rules on drafting? Can skinny and Bjorn pull a 2up TT and put some extra miles on the chasers tonight?

Is Paul Galea (#223) backtracking or just my computer making it look like he is?

Wait until dcrainmaker reviews it. He'll find 90% of the gremlins in it that will inevitably be there at launch.

"modernised" here likely means screw over the lessee.

For example the reserve fund for repairs. A good idea in principle. But who does the estimating about how big the payments need to be. And who gets the benefit of any interest the reserve fund earns in periods between repairs. And who decides on what contractors the freeholder uses (is his buddies who overcharge)?

The doubling of ground rent every 25 yrs equates to about a 3% annual increase in ground rent. Not outrageous but a bit on the steep side given current long term risk free interest rates.

When was the last time a break got away on the last stage? Never?

Unless landa has been hiding some sprint skills going to be difficult for him to grab some bonus seconds. Furthermore sky will do themselves no favours with the french public if they do manage to pull off some stunning upset and push bardet off the podium. For a rider who is leaving at the end of the season...

All seems a stretch.

Kwiat has been an absolute monster in this tour. Totally buried himself in the mountains and yet still has the ability to recover and smash it in the TT.
Is the world's course this year favourable for him?

Right. But watching people crash or tip toe round corners isn't great for the sponsors either.

Are there any deep aero wheels with a metal brake track? If there are why didn't anyone use them in the tt. It was so wet and cornering speeds were so affected that better braking might have saved some people a good number of seconds, I would have thought.

Sky dominate the top of the standings and Movistar lose a key man. Obviously still very early but not a great start if you're hoping for a tour full of surprises and upsets!

My TV reception on itv4 isn't great so am instead watching it with Welsh commentary. It's a novel experience certainly

Would love for him to grab a stage at the tdf. Is that wildly unrealistic?

Is there a consensus about how much time TD is likely to take over the rest of the gc contenders in the TT?

400%!

Generally there will be a clause in your leasehold detailing what the ground rent is and terms under which it can be increased.

Was fantastically well organised by Islington. I lost count of the number of different varieties of flapjack available at the post blue egg stop.

Enjoyable even after hitting a pothole at speed which has done for my front rim.

Am still on the edge 705. Which has great battery life but is as temperamental as a three year old coming down off a sugar high after drinking too much coke. Will follow this bolt with interest.

A house, like anything else, is only worth what someone is prepared to pay.

You're under no obligation to accept a low offer but nor are the buyers under any obligation to meet your asking price.

Comments that it is too small, don't like the colour of the paint etc are all just a roundabout way of saying it's too expensive from the buyer's perspective. You are perfectly entitled to think otherwise. Just means you have to wait until you find someone who agrees with your view of it's worth.

Oh dear Mo.

No idea if that is a dy. but looks to have phenomenal paint job.

Looks excellent. Also not too crazily priced.