Tour de France 2013

Delighted that Quintana won the stage, he deserved that after animating so many of the mountain stages. In a sense, he reminded me of Pantani and his debut in the Tour, in that he was clearly the best climber but needed to work on the timing of his efforts. Let's hope that's where the similarities end.

Anyone who thinks this was a boring Tour needs a fucking reality check. It was brilliant, one of the best I can remember with some superb racing from the very beginning.

This, and can everyone please stop quoting Lynchman-the ignore button has a very important function that is nullified if you do not.

Very happy to see that after 'smashing it up and down' hills all day my favoured (but not ideal) podium is in place, Contador made to look pedestrian, Valverde left in the shade, and a wee Columbian superhero in the spotted jersey. Fucking epic tour from him.

night folks.