You always ride faster … 17 July, 2008
Fantastic to see Mark Cavendish become the first Briton to win three stages of the Tour de France. (He even got a mention in the headlines on PM, a program that generally shuns sport in favour of lightweight political coverage.) Cav’s exploits have lifted a race that was always going to have difficulty competing with the drama and spectacle of last years event, but there’s one thing that stays the same no matter how the competition’s faring – you always ride that little bit faster when it’s on.