Doing my morning CyclingNews read on the Basque Tour while listening to the oversexed alpha robin do battle yet again with his relentless adversary.   They've been at it for a couple of months now.  Start while I'm still in bed, go all morning and sometimes resume for a few more jousts in the afternoon.

Anyway, the Basquing part - Remco is impressive.  I'm guessing he'll be forced to overextend tomorrow and fall out of the GC, but still ...  I read that Van Aert(?), VDP(?), I cannot remember who, talked of himself being a self-made star, unlike Remco who has been created by Lefevre almost as a Q-S bot.  Well, maybe, but the bot is fun to watch! and he is learning to do a superb job of getting Q-S jerseys in the limelight.  Couldn't ask for much more this week.  TT podium with a brilliant ride.  Delivering Alaphillippe to first and two seconds with ferocious riding chase down breaks then delivering Alaphillippe almost flawlessly.  Today?  Well Lefevre couldn't ask for much more from a non-climber.  Podium, GC  After once again ripping the race apart.  5 days on the top two GC steps.

Oh, that relentless adversary - his reflection in a high window I need to modify a ladder to get to safely.