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Absolutely this. I feel proud of my city and much of the country tonight. After seeing the carnage caused by these nutters over the last week, it’s great to see that peaceful protests can be so powerful. Solidarity.

Bah humbug.

Not sure if it was you that deleted @Nicks ’ lie, but for me, it’s still there, as a thumbnail attachment. Edit: Gone now

Yes, agree. I think he could be a superb signing, and I think it’s happening. This could be an incredible season.

Pedro Hinshelwood Gruda and Gomez to come…

Did I just see @jackalbion in the crowd!?

Hurstpierpoint have announced the signing of a new youth player.

It’s felt less like that this year. (And anyway, when I’m feeling particularly geeky, I turn over to Eurosport during ITV’s ad breaks).

No! It’s like BBC’s music for cricket, tennis and skiing. Iconic!

I agree with The Clamp; many foaming-at-the-mouth-right-wingers will have hated how multi-culturism was celebrated. A brilliant book that alluded to this is Middle England by Jonathan Coe. I think I recommended this to you once, @The Clamp ?

Absolutely. He’s been a breath of fresh air throughout. Cycling has been a sport noticeable by its ‘whiteness’ - hopefully this is going to change.

Yes, I was talking to @Hamilton about this the other day. He was convinced that Pog is clean - that it’s virtually impossible to get away with ‘things’ these days. He compared him as a generational talent to Usain Bolt, Messi and Donald Bradman. I’m prepared to go with this assessment.

Not much different, no. But I love the traditional sprint stage to finish the Tour, with the main event already decided - and if it’s decided on the penultimate stage, that’s even more exciting, IMO. I would also normally agree that Tours de France are spoiled somewhat by the over dominance...

I have also chosen to watch on ITV4 this year. Their presentation is much more interesting, in my view,

Also, the joy of the CE is the fact that a massive crowd can watch them go round the final circuit eight times. I’m not sure if there’s an equivalent boulevard anywhere else - and certainly not in Nice.

Tradition, mate, it’s a lot of what the Tour is about, for me. And who can forget Wiggins leading Cav out in 2012?

Nobody has ever won all three Grand Tours in one year. But, you know what? It wouldn’t surprise me.

I agree that finishing with a TT is not the way to end the Tour. The Champs Elysees sprint is part of the Tour’s rich history, and I wouldn’t want it to be replaced. The previous time there was a TT on the final stage, in Paris, when Greg Lemond overtook Laurent Fignon to win by about nine...

That last week by Pogacar was just incredible. He’s frighteningly good. When Cav won stage 5 I thought it likely that he’d set a record of stage wins that would never be beaten. If Pogacar keeps his form, he could blow it away. We are looking at a sportsman who is potentially one of the...