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It's Emily racing this year?

It seemed quiet, but I actually think there were about as many people as last year. All the food stops were completely mobbed. There was a really neat crash on the Epping road. Not sure what happened, but I could see someone getting heart massage. Hope they made it.

That region around the Tarn River Gorge is fantastic, holidayed there briefly, but would love to go back.

This. Arm warmers and knee warmers plus a lightweight windproof take up next to no room and could make the difference between comfortable and miserable.
I'd add a buff to the list as well as it seems to prevent getting a stiff neck if you get cold.

Presumably if Froome attacks, then whoever counterattacks will tow Thomas up to him. If someone else attacks then the rest of the pack will tow Thomas and Froome up to them. It really is Thomas'race to lose at this point.

I'd be interested, but need to check the dates.
Are we off-roading as well, or is this on-road?

I'd add a pair of cleat bolts. They're an odd size and although I've never lost one, I rode with a friend who managed to lose one on a tour and had to ride with only one functional pedal (we removed his other cleat) for two days.
As for tools, I've taken a Topeak Hummer (it's got a different name now) as my only tool a few times now and it's never let me down (I've even had to repair a broken chain in the field with it).
Add three spare chain links!

Try South Thames UTC, they are looking for simple jobs for their students to get their teeth into.

I had always assumed that min weight is without the bags, but including the tent and pegs.
300g for the two (possibly three) stuff sacs seems about right.

Decathlon Triban 540 is sort of in budget, it has room for 28mm tyres and will take racks and mudguards. That would be a pretty good bet. It's well specc'ed and will have a decent guarantee.

Light touring/audax can be done on pretty much any bike.

I had Rose build me a custom Dynamo wheel a few years back.
It wasn't in the catalogue, but they ordered the parts in and built and shipped it to me for less money than I could buy the individual parts in the UK.
Unsurprisingly, if you phone them they speak perfect English and also respond to e-mails in English.

Has anyone tried the single person Decathlon tent: https://www.decathlon.co.uk/trek-900-1p-trekking-tent-id_8492462.html
1.3kg for £95 looks pretty good.

I had a look at one last time I was in one of their stores, but would be curious to know if anyone has used one in anger.

Don't be afraid to change things up on the ride. The best thing I ever did was to get a seat pin that is really easy to adjust so I can move the saddle back and forward or adjust the tilt independently. What length stem are you running? I bought an adjustable angle stem to play with until I figured it the right handlebar height and reach. Looks ugly as hell, but allowed me to dial in the position in a few rides. Now I've swapped it out for Deda that matches the best position I found.

I wish they'd print the empty weights on the canisters. It would save me having to take two when I'm not sure how much gas I have left!

The two German cyclists killed in May were hit from behind in broad daylight as well (11am). From what I can see, no charges yet filed against the driver...

No, I'm coming at it much more from the opposite end of the spectrum.
If these accidents are happening in full daylight then how is there any excuse for a driver not seeing a cyclist in the road, if it's literally the only thing in the road and if it's happening at night, how, with lights and reflectives are the drivers failing to observe cyclists.

It's always going to be the driver's fault unless something odd happens like the cyclist crosses the carriageway unexpectedly - but why, on a flat straight road, would you not pass another human being with as much space as was possible?

Where did you get the zip from? It looks really cool. I wish I was allowed to play with the sewing machine!

1 in 25 chance of making it through unscathed!

Is he insured? Is the gofundme for medical expenses or to help with his wife's expenses?

It's a terrible situation either way.

All struck from behind. Is there enough data now to see if time of day is a major factor?
Distracted driving in the USA is a huge problem, one that the organisers of long distance bike races must be aware of.

I've got one of these. It's OK and the straps are excellent, but it doesn't close down as closely as the old chalkbag that I've been using for ages.
This is my current cockpit set up and it works really well.
Chalkbag ziptied in between the tribar extensions is the perfect place to stash snacks.
I added the decathlon bag alongside the chalkbag on the left hand side and it adds just enough extra capacity to be useful without being annoying.

Exactly this. I did Dave's course ten years ago and I really worked hard on the design details.
I had him order a whole load of custom parts, stainless bottle mounts, quick changer chain catcher, stainless cable adjusted, stainless fork crown and dropouts etc.
I spent a lot of time planning and in discussion with Dave. I've done jewelry making in the past and this allowed me to convince Dave to let me use silver soldered stainless parts and dropouts. It added to the cost, but I asked him afterwards about how much he would have charged to build the same frame and he reckoned I'd saved money, which he acknowledged was pretty rare on his courses.
I'd agree about the paint though. Wish I'd gone somewhere else. He's OK, but not great.

The Dynamo is in July, so I'm guessing this is another ride.
I've done this a couple of times. You do have to keep up a reasonable pace as it's a long ride, but the route is great once you cross the M25.

I'd use an Open Sport rim rather than Open Pro. It's a lot cheaper, same dimensions, but thicker braking track, so more durable. My Open Pros were always a bit fragile (dented easily) and I relaced the wheels with Open Sports and have had no problems since.

http://cycle.travel/map/journey/11695 this was the route I took about a week ago.
Train from Clapham Junction to Windsor and Eton Riverside, about £11 off peak.
Lunch at the George and Dragon in Swallowfield, then on. There are loads of places to stop and it's very low levels of traffic. Wokingham is a bit shit, but everything else is single track roads.