But I can’t.  For starters it’s the summer holidays so the mob are home.  Every time I do get a chance, even if only to ride with eldest, August decided to do a very good impression of October, and the heavens open.  If it was just me I might decide “what the hell” and go anyway but it isn’t so we haven’t.  On top of that, the nights are drawing in…  Hopefully I (or maybe even we) can get out tomorrow afternoon, and I also have a long ride planned for Sunday with GB as I need to get some decent longer miles in before the Etape Cymru.

In the meantime, there’s a new website coming along later this year for sportive riders called, unsurprisingly, Sportive.com.  My Etape blog will be on there, and to say thank me, I now have a very lovely Rapha t-shirt to go with my fabulous Rapha Etape jersey.  Somewhat amazingly not only is it lovely, but it fits, and I like it!  Result!  Shame Rapha is usually totally out of my league and budget *grin*.