5 days into the TdF and it's ever more apparent what a loss the @itvx.com show will be. It's not just the (excellent) race coverage, it's everything around it from the likes of @nedboulting.bsky.social, @friebos.bsky.social, David Millar, Matt Rendall, Gary Imlach and others.

A travesty.

#cycling

#nowplaying A few days in Wales reminded me what an excellent band the Super Furry Animals were (are?)

So many great songs

youtu.be/o2gh5kzeTPk?...

I became mildly obsessed with @menitrust.bsky.social at the back end of last year.

Excellent synthy pop. The whole back catalogue is great, looking forward to new stuff this year...

youtu.be/OSLlumVfMew?...

#nowplaying

Yet more sport hidden behind ridiculously expensive paywalls. Eurosport was £7 a month, this is £30. Cheers lads.

The crap they come out with to try and justify it too... "a simpler journey on where to find the sport you love". Do me a favour. Just unfettered greed.

#cyclingthreads

The proustian effect of this on me is incredible. Where has 35 years gone?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ST...

Absolute banger of a tune from Bruce Hornsby though.

This is excellent

Cheers to my phone for throwing these up today to remind me that I'm ancient.

18 years ago 🫠

#nowplaying Nick Drake - Pink Moon. I only really properly discovered Nick Drake this year and what a revelation it's been.

This Michael Kiwanuka album has been one of my favourites over the last 5 years, so I'm looking forward to the new one next week. The singles from it have been great.

#music #newmusic

Accomodation booked for next year's #tourdefrance Grand Depart in Lille. It'll be a different experience to chasing bicycles around Nice this year, but the beer should be decent. Can't wait.