Query to athletic insomniacs: anyone know of someone with orthosomnia, which is apparently an obsessive pursuit of optimal sleep that is driven by sleep tracker data?

Just had an email from HMRC saying 300,000 customers submitted their tax return in the first week of the tax year. Who are these teachers' pets? Didn't even think that was allowed! January far more preferable...

Question to keen amateur endurance athletes: have you ever taken over-the-counter medication for performance reasons? Feel free to DM and will remain anon.

Cycling sixth on doping list of MPCC's credibility figures. Weightlifting 'leading' the way. Kabaddi more positives than football. Unsure how credible those figures are! mpcc.fr/en/credibility…

Just finished dropping off a stool sample at Bath Uni, cycled on the ergo, had blood taken, filled a urine vessel and collected some bacteria fertiliser. How's your morning?!

What a wonderful team player and a v amusing chap to interview. Interview with Luke at his South Wales home nearly 10 years ago for Cyclist. Time flies when you're uber-successful on the bike (Luke sadly, not I...). Good luck for the rest of the season cyclist.co.uk/news/luke-rowe…

Back from an hour accompanied by the dulcet tones of Friebes and crew The Cycling Podcast. Heartily recommend their Giro XL episode. It is seismic...

Took a bit of work this one but part 1 of 2 looking at the impact of the biological blood passport. Members only but worth digging deep for my micro-dosing-fuelled words...

Tomorrow’s match against Clevedon will be excluded from season tickets, and there will be no season ticket discount behind the bar.
There will be no access to the college car park, everyone will need to park in the ground or elsewhere due to an event being held at the college.

Hmm, similar issues ⁦Ned Boulting 🏳️‍⚧️. And this cat isn’t even ours!

Arguably the finest bit of journalism have read for a while. Each line an eyeopener!

I mention Bike Box Alan in this piece. I love Bike Box Alan. Is the most confident and wonderful name for a product. And they are ruddy bulletproof.

Writer request for cycling historians: fastest time up Alpe d'Huez? Pantani 1995? 1997? Someone else?! Seems to be different thoughts on this.

260km ticked off at Amstel but still Sam Oomen and Mattias Skjelmose of ⁦Lidl-Trek⁩ are trying to reel in the local commuters. Competitive chaps

Not pictured as photography and I are absent bedfellows. But Tom Pidcock hugely impressive day Amstel Gold.

At Amstel Gold. Colourful Belgian crew

Nothing to see here… cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/…

Enjoyed chatting to Mr Degenkolb in the build-up to the cobbles. Looks easy to me...!

50 miles ticked off for two-mile run a day. Please donate to my fundraising page and help raise life-saving funds for Cancer Research UK fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/jamess-gi…

Thanks Robert. I'm still crawling up Alpe d'Huez...