It’s not hard to carve out the life that you want. You just cut away all the things that aren’t part of that life. Like topiary, or pruning roses. But knowing what shape you want your life to be - that feels like the hard part.

Thought for the day, on shaping the life we want.

On Thursday 29th August, Manic Street Preachers will release their brand new single ‘Decline & Fall’. Listen first on BBC Radio 6 Music from 5pm BST.

Tell me this isn’t the best “traffic” you’ve ever seen. A school “bike bus” started off each Friday in Barcelona a few years back, and got big from an initial 5 kids. Safety in numbers — do you think you could do this in YOUR city? #BikeBus Via Lluís Juncà

Some kind words about ‘Decline & Fall’ in the music press. Stream / Download the single here: ManicStreetPreachers.lnk.to/decline-and-fa…

"It is an absolute, clear, undeniable success': Zwift extends sponsorship of Tour de France Femmes trib.al/27K5I8F

Finally met NorthRoadCycles 🚴‍♂️ and Jane this morning. What a shop (dream bike one day), what friendly service and what a coffee!!! 👏👏👏

Caregivers of young children are neuroarchitects. 🧠👷 “A baby's earliest relationships determine the nature of the wiring — they literally build the brain.” – From the brilliant “Power of Discord” by Dr Ed Tronick & Dr Claudia M. Gold.

'Beginner cyclists are finding themselves numb after minutes, some of them put off for life': The bike industry needs to take saddles more seriously trib.al/wt2OBNq

It has been a very positive week welcoming pupils and colleagues back. Pupils have demonstrated excellent standards of uniform and behaviour. We also launched our learning model and school priorities. Big thanks to Tommy Coyle for the inspiring Year 11 assembly. #TEAMHealing

More free/discounted bike fitting subsidised by the brands into the bike shops would be helpful too. Imagine if a brand stepped forward and trained bike shop staff as a supplier offering...

Our weekly #brewup turned into a #cookout last night. Mushroom risotto with my endurance racing buddy Jason and triathlete Darren. My NorthRoadCycles 🚴‍♂️ as versatile as ever 🤘 Plotting next years challenges and maybe a couple more before Christmas