I'm "working" from home

Fixed the typo for you Bezzer

And so am I now ;

sat about eating cheese hey you skivers

I'm getting wound up by comments like this on the BBC live feed.

Marcus from London, debating Wiggins' strength via text on 81111: "There's a big question to be asked, where Wiggins would be without his unbelievable team... Is he as talented as Evans and Nibali? And past champions Contador and Schleck? Or is it the remarkable team he rides with?"

Marcus from London, via text on 81111: "I appreciate the need for a strong team, but to prove to everyone he is a top class rider I'd like to see Wiggo take a mountain stage with his own two hands, i.e Evans leading the peloton in the Alps last year."

Why the need to take away from Bradley's achievements?

Because Marcus clearly cannot understand the team 'bit', and is probably not a competitive cyclist either.
Best just not read crap posted by dickheads then it won't get on your tits.

This is interspersed with the proper commentary. It would be good if there was an option to turn it off. It doesn't seem to be properly vetted before it goes on there, and I agree, it would be best not to read it.

The Eurosport website coverage is far better

Today is the ultimate stage of this years tour. It is a high mountain stage in the pyrenees with a summit finish. It is the last stage that threatens Bradley Wiggins lead. He can afford to lose up to 4 minutes to his main rival, but the fly in the ointment could be his own team mate Fromme!

Stage will be shown live on Eurosport and ITV 4.

I admire Wiggins - he's doing just enough to stay in the lead. Why do more? Keep it in the tank for when you might really need it. A British 1-2 would be brilliant.

Don't they have "team orders" John as per our F1 heroes?

Indeed they do, but if Wiggins is starting to lose big amounts if time today, Sky would send Froome down the road to rescue the day for the team, it would need Wiggins to collapse big time though.

Although this is not unheard off. At this stage in the race you need to get nutrition and hydration sorted perfectly. If you get hungry or thirsty on the last time you can lose 10 minutes very easily.

In the past I have seen Landis, Indurain and even Lemond get it wrong.

It is the attention to detail that the Sky team are very good at so it should not be an issue. But then again in three weeks of racing anyone can have an off day!

Collapse BIG time.

Only Nibali is a threat and yesterday Sky showed they're more than equal to anything he can throw at them.

Lot's of speculation in the press and cycling forums that both Cav and Froome will quit Sky at the end of the year. Can't say I blame them, especially Cav.

I know I shouldn't read the Twitter but....



I don't know if it is tempting fate to start them off tomorrow?

The Cavendish finish from today is a total stunner.
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=321861
It is at 35 minutes on ITV player.
At one point his back wheel comes off the ground.

Yup, almost to the point of being amusing.

Just realised I know Dave Brailsford. Well, a bit, anyway... He and I lived near each other in North Wales when his dad and mine both worked in outdoor pursuits. Met him a few times and always thought he was a really nice lad. I remember being surprised how quickly he could get around Snowdonia on a bike, even aged 10...

In an epic tour yesterdays finish was just amazing. I can't stop replaying it.

Although this comes close. Watch at 24 seconds when he comes past some of the best sprinters as if they were standing still.

Arise, Sir Bradley

Wiggins should light the Olympic flame in my opinion, that was an amazing achievement. Redgrave? 5 golds yes but he's had his accolades, Beckham? didn't win anything.
I doubt the organisers will do it but if there is anyone more deserving I would like to know who.
Legend!

How's about Sir Roger Bannister?

But seriously, amazing achievement from Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Team Sky. They just dominated the tour.

Here's hoping they can cap it all off with a Cavendish win on the Champs-Élysées.

Well done Wiggins and Cavendish, brilliant finish to an intriguing 3 weeks - Sports Personality of The Year stuff right there, so far

certainly the best bet so far but a little 2 week event coming soon might just change the odds a wee bit....

I don't know if anyone's been watching Froome's progress in the Vuelta a Espana.

I was a little surprised by his initial good performance, given that he must've been exhausted by the TDF and the Olympics.

It is more surprising that he's dropped back a bit on these recent hilly stages.

Does he have much support from Team Sky on this event or is he on his own?

Also there doesn't seem to be much in the way of analysis on the BBC site. Is there anywhere else to look?

His support team is not up the the standards Wiggo enjoyed in the tour. More to the point though is Contador loves his steak and Spain is a blood doping haven. You won't catch a non Spanish rider winning the Vuelta until they are tested as they would be in France.

Such cynicism, in one so young...

a) And that won't happen as there seems to be indifference to such abuses.

b) And there will be indifference for so long as Spanish riders keep doing well.

You see the problem

Well my hope is that the current doping exposé will force change at the UCI and local federations are tasked with cleaning up their act.

So in effect Froome has been sent out to compete in a race he can't win. He must be feeling a little fed up right now.

Roll on the Tour of Britain.

I don't think we should hold our breath...........