Once upon a time I was a 14 year old girl dreaming of winning LBL, despite the women's version being decades away still. So when that didn't pan out, I became a DJ and pop-culture academic instead...
Thank the cycling gods for rest days. Monday was the only respite anybody had from the relentless pace of this insane Tour de France. How was yours? Like every Grand Tour rest day, I had grand plans, to spend it getting ahead with work, prepping for future stages, writing previews...
On a day marred by the departure from the race of Mark Cavendish, join us in our lamentations, but also share some of the lighter moments of the day.
A lovely bunch of bits and bobs about stage 7 of the Tour de France.
So much action, so little time. Dive in, consume with glee, all the stuff from stage 6 of the Tour de France.
Someone obviously had a word with the Tour de France peloton after yesterday's (mostly) quiet day out, as today, all hell broke loose. Forget gradually turning up the heat - this race went from tepid to boiling point in the space of a day.
It may have been a quiet day on the roads but the Dispatch is heaving with entertaining and informative content for your faces. Covering the action from stage 4 and looking ahead to stage 5.
