vigilant in all parts of the country, and especially in the vicinity of potential terrorist targets.

The organisers have done a fantastic job all week given the volume of traffic we have in this country but the UCI (International Cycling Union) have certain standards and at the moment they aren't meeting them.

one country, two systems.

Andrea Tafi was the winner of the first professional bike race my wife and I ever saw in 1997 and so is very special to us. We have watched him race many times since, either on TV or at the roadside in Europe.

I could have done without a long road trip to Basingstoke on the Saturday and then an overnight bus trip back to Murrayfield to face Sheffield who are one of the strongest clubs on the circuit,

GET BACK IN YOUR CAVE.