Jeremy Vine's editing game has reached quite incredible levels... (enticed by £3 tickets for National Cinema Day, this live blogger may or may not have enjoyed last Saturday's sunshine by watching Jurassic Park indoors, I'm starting to wonder how long before we get trailers for Vine's Nolanesque productions beforehand)... sorry, I got distracted, where were we?
Yes, in one minute we get: the original footage, an introductory message, a message on the side of the offending vehicle, mood-setting music, replays, CSI zooming in, analysis, and a plot twist that the driver actually waved a hand of apology that Vine concludes "means so much" and he has "accepted". What a rollercoaster...
STOP THIS.
It’s making it dangerous to use a bicycle. pic.twitter.com/q5HQLPJdgd— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) September 8, 2023
Of course, it wouldn't be one of the BBC and Channel 5 broadcaster's cycling videos without it appearing on Twitter, almost certainly racking up the views throughout the day and causing something of a bin fire in the replies...
In fact, it's only been up for an hour and a half and there are already comments to the tune of...
"I agree the lorry driver should have taken some more care. However, you're going pretty fast on that bike in a very built up area Jeremy. Maybe you too should slow down a bit? Indication was well in advance to warn you!"
The driver began indacating at this point.
Instead of wagging your finger at him, you could have slowed down at a *checks notes* junction? pic.twitter.com/YzuI5UAYzh
— Jonathan Bergdahl (@JonBergdahl) September 8, 2023
"He shouldn't have done it. But the smart, safe thing to do would have been to let him go, and not insisted on going in front then squeezing up the side."
Thoughts?
Domination. Utter domination...
With Evenpoel a distant memory, Jumbo-Visma completed one of the most memorable Grand Tour mountain stage performances in recent history, pulling off a quite ridiculous 1-2-3 on the Vuelta's French adventure up the Tourmalet.
Fittingly, it was two-time Tour champ Jonas Vingegaard who took the stage win, taking off with seven kilometres to go and never looking like being caught as Sepp Kuss and Primož Roglič enjoyed a free ride behind (as free a ride as you can have up the Tourmalet).
With the stage win secured, Kuss set off after his teammate, crossing the line 30 seconds behind, Roglič then coming into shot three seconds behind.
🤪 Y entran... SEPP KUSS y PRIMOZ ROGLIC. ¡Exhibición!
😎 And here they come... SEPP KUSS and cousin ROGLIC. What an exhibition!#LaVuelta23pic.twitter.com/9osAmQbLKA— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 8, 2023
It 'only' took until day number six for Jumbo-Visma to finally be beaten at this year's Tour of Britain...
DANNY VAN POPPEL ENDS JUMBO - VISMA’S RUN IN HARLOW 🏆
The @BORAhansgrohe rider edges out Ethan Vernon by inches to win stage six. #TourOfBritain🔴🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/57vm1yWPPu
— The Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 8, 2023
The Dutch team was well beaten today, Olav Kooij fading in the final 100m, Ethan Vernon and Danny van Poppel contesting the bike throw. Stage win number five of the week for the Dutch...
There were a couple of crashes that overshadowed the run into Harlow, Fernando Gaviria abandoning after the first of the two before half the peloton was brought down in a high-speed pile-up near the finish. Fingers crossed everyone made it out of that one as fit and healthy as you can be.
No prizes for guessing who's getting the combativity award again tonight. The only issue might be the tension within the team that overspilled into a police incident at today's start...
👮♂️ That’s one way to overcome theft…
Thanks, @WYP_ceg! 🫂#TourofBritainpic.twitter.com/3ZK1cvdAGX
— Tour de Tietema (@tourdetietema) September 8, 2023
Over in the Netherlands, Charlotte Kool won the second sprint of the week at the Simac Tour, again compatriot Lorena Wiebes having to settle for second. The weekend promises to be an emotional farewell to Annemiek van Vleuten, with enough lumpiness on the route to tease the thought of a perfect farewell to one of the sport's greats.
Take a Jeremy Vine-themed trip down memory lane...
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> Jeremy Vine breached BBC's impartiality rules by publicly supporting LTNs
> Jeremy Vine offers to pay £75 fine of woman booked for cycling in Bedford town centre
⏪ 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐥 💥
🤍 Muchos problemas para @EvenepoelRemco que lucha por aguantar las ruedas del 2º grupo, rodeado de sus compañeros.
😱 Big problems for Remco as he struggles to hold the wheels of the 2nd group on the road, surrounded by his teammates.#LaVuelta23pic.twitter.com/nVAMG7GHDf
— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 8, 2023
Remco Evenpoel's Vuelta defence has gone up in smoke and we're not even at the penultimate climb of stage 13, the Belgian dropping out the front of the race on the Aubisque, along with João Almeida and is now well back.
Jumbo-Visma are unsurprisingly pushing on with their big three stars still in contact. Juan Ayuso, Marc Soler, Enric Mas, Aleksandr Vlasov and Mikel Landa are all up front too.
Two big climbs to go, ending with the Tourmalet summit finish. We'll bring you the results from the Tour of Britain and the Simac Tour before then...
'[By looking at your phone at the wheel] effectively your topping up your brain to the level of a drink-driver at every traffic light.'
'It isn't reducing the number of people committing these offences.'@MikeyCycling films people using their phones at the wheel. Is this right? pic.twitter.com/EtdlzgVAKe
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) September 8, 2023
One mention of disc brakes or helmets and we'll have a full house by lunchtime...
Reaction time as there are plenty of you getting stuck into the comments section with your thoughts on this one...
mitsky: "About the newest clip from Jeremy Vine... If anyone is questioning whether he (JV) was making too much of it or if the driver was in the wrong, maybe he can do a motor vehicle overlay like CycleGaz has done recently to some clips.
"Then ask if the same manoeuvre by the delivery driver would be acceptable if it was towards a motorist rather than a cyclist... I'm not holding my breath."
Oldfatgit:"Amazing, innit? 'You should have slowed down to let him turn in front'… advice that only seems to exist where the traffic being impeded is a bike. If Jeremy had been driving, would the comments have been the same? Absolutely not."
AidanR: "Also, nobody would say that a driver was going too fast when travelling at what I suspect is no more than 15mph."
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We've already got a review of that one, if you're interested...
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Oh, and over at Trek too...
> Trek lightens entry-level Domane AL road bikes
That after our report yesterday on its new plan to accept used bikes and sell second-hand as part of sustainability drive, even if it "means making and selling less".
Excuse me? For a minute? Well then, we might as well all pack up and go home...
A sensational attack from Wout van Aert 🤯💪
The Team Jumbo-Visma rider unleashed huge power to win Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain 😲⚡️
📸 @swpixtweets
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🇬🇧 #TourOfBritainpic.twitter.com/g9XlVzx1sC— Velon CC (@VelonCC) September 7, 2023
The #TourofBritain so far: pic.twitter.com/Vi2XkLl92z
— Tour de Tietema (@tourdetietema) September 8, 2023
Post-race cool down, the old-school way 🌊#TourOfBritain🔴🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/uB2OqZnY5A
— The Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 7, 2023
Tanfield and Townsend take a dip...
Those riders jumping in the sea in Felixstowe after the stage. Who’s going to tell them? 💩
— Ian Cleverly (@iancleverly) September 7, 2023
As per The Rivers Trust...
That little clearing on the coast is Felixstowe, just along from Aldeburgh where, The River Trust notes, "in 2022, this sewer storm overflow spilled 65 times for a total of 200.75 hours, discharging into the North Sea."
Stick to the black shorts today, lads...
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I see my hungover mid-Christmas week live blog whinging about losing a Strava KOM didn't make the cut, but whatever... that's fine... maybe I'll set up a rival 'my 15 worst live blogs' feature over the weekend...