A few of these might be coming down, I think!

Passed this on my unusually inyense morning run. Which of these poor, exploited creatures had more steroids pumped into them?

Not to mention...

A weekend to remember:

Spent part of the morning, erm, closer to God. Damn good view f up there.

A photo from my Istanbul-London odyssey: Pinerolo's Vélib scheme.

Fabulous competition prize: authentic, official race memorabilia, only semi-soiled.

And this is Diego Ulissi: the next James Bond?

As promised, here's the hairy Claudio Cucinotta, ready to take on Cozza and Dean for facial hair:

Do you know this man? Part of our TdF production team for many, many years, and here in Turkey driving moto for a stills photographer.

At last, decent room & promise of a good night's sleep. And a view: not bad, eh?

Playtime for the podium girls. No drag queens or gay men here, either.

This place is apparently called Guvercinlik, meaning 'Pigeonhole': 30km from St finish at Bodrum.

Chicchi and Spilak.

Watched Spartacus in Istanbul airport bar with Liquigas and Lampre riders.

Campagnolo's finest hour!

@taylorphinney My wife baked this cake for Inter's great Colombian defender Iván Ramirez Córdoba!

My wife baked a cake for Iván Ramiro Córdoba!

Oops - wrong sport.