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Actually I've never re-greased them so maybe that's it

My left vector 3 doesn't spin freely any more... is that likely to be a bearing replacement job or something else?

I like how they made it look like an AliX GPS unit

Just got my postal vote... needs to be back in the UK by 10pm on the 4th. Seems unlikely.

Braking bumps starting early this year then?

Rog... not Pog

He was ahead yesterday even tho it was same time so I assume they add up the collective positions and the highest wins. Wonder how long he will hang onto it?

Pog on some obscure countback perhaps?

Evenepoel in yellow?

Depends on the circuit I think. The old Nurburgring has some good elevation change (but not much by way of corners for a bike).

Sooo... scratched from the short event I signed up for. Riding was fine but the heat was just too much for me, ultimately got to over 40 degrees on the last climb I did. Even with cold drinks, shade, dunking in fountains I couldn't get my HR down and I couldn't face riding the Ventoux in that state.

On the plus side, REALLY enjoyed the riding (until I didn't). Usually I listen to podcasts/audiobooks/music on longer rides but didn't bother with my headphones at all, just enjoyed the sights and the time to think. Organisation and route were good (went through villages with bars/food every 40-50km rather than having people have to go off route).

I've worked out what I think I can improve on in terms of training, kit, food and the riding itself. All that said I enjoyed the whole experience a LOT more than I felt I would at the start. Will definitely be giving some more a crack.

Passed a few vehicles from the caravan today (confusingly equal numbers going in opposite directions). Got cut up by the laughing cow when I was trying to get off the motorway.

I'll be at stage 7 by the roadside and will be having lunch along the route of stage 6 so will go to see the race pass by.

Certainly sounds like it might be quite a bad situation in (some) european countries.

I lose most of the racing; I'll be able to get some of the big races but not the smaller ones. Need to work out if I can access Discovery+ without a VPN here.

It's worrying that the average Tory thinks that makes someone a tech wizz... surely most pre-teens are more able than that these days?

"Kemi is the future of the party"... but WHICH party? A resurgent BNP?

I lost my tool to remove the NDS cap on my 105 cranks to remove the arm. Turns out that jamming a couple of allen keys (I think 5mm and 8mm) in there works extremely effectively instead!

i've used Park Tools tyre levers for the same thing

Labour victory is such a certainty that people should just vote for what they really believe in.

Large parts of the French population said something like that in numerous 1st round elections and ended up with a choice between someone they disliked intensely, and someone they hated (2002 the first time I voted there, it was Chirac and Le Pen). Ensuring the most minimal chance of representation for both Tories and Reform is, IMO, more important than assuming winning is guaranteed.

Last UK election it was pretty much a certainty that there wouldn't be a spectacular collapse of Labour support but what we got was just that.

On top of that another Reform candidate, Ian Gribbin, claimed...

...the country would have been “far better” off if it had “taken
Hitler up on his offer of neutrality” instead of fighting the Nazis.

Ian Gribbin, who is standing in Bexhill and Battle, also wrote online
that women were the “sponging gender” and should be “deprived of
health care”.

He also described Winston Churchill as “abysmal” and praised Russian
president Vladimir Putin, according to the BBC.

I agree, just interesting to see arguably the best player of his generation intimating he won't want to put on the blue shirt again if the far right are running France.

That said, the comments in the right wing press are no different in terms of tone to those of the daily mail article if Rashford had said the same. 65% of people in a poll run by the Figaro said he should have kept it zipped...

I think Ben O'Connor just comes across as a great bike rider but still needing work on the mental game to get to the top level. Maybe they did a lot of that over the break before this season as his Giro was pretty good. Guess we will see at the Tour when there are more big names (hopefully)

The bit in Unchained with Pello Bilbao talking about the death of Mäder was really sobering. Obviously you know it's a tragedy but to see it written so raw across the face of someone quite a lot later was heartbreaking.

Interesting to see French football players weighing in on the elections. Not sure you will see England or Scotland doing the same.

My thoughts on Briancon is that it’s nice but it feels a bit rundown - in the town itself, the scenery around it is incredible.

Would agree. We rented a chalet out past the Intermarche/Casino/whatever it is now and had outdoor space and a BBQ so other than shopping, going thru on rides we didn't really bother with Briancon itself.

Could also stay in Cesana Torinese over the Italian side; that seemed nice when I was there for a night.

One (probably last) question about bike setup. I’m only doing 500km with 40h to do it so I’ll have a kip somewhere as well as daytime stops where I speak the language so can ask for a socket to plug into. Still worth doing the dynamo or just a battery and a plug in charger?