There haven't been many posts to the blog of late - the reasons are varied: shocking weather, I've been out of town, or on the injury list.

Instead of a blog post, I have included two cycling stories. The first a good news cycling story - the formulation of a Bicycle Ambulance Response Team on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Maybe someone should suggest such a service to Lisa - it might be more responsive on Pandora and Fort with those fancy bike lanes!!

The second story is a déjà vu all over again. First there was Lance Armstrong - he was not the first though, was he? And now there are doping allegations against Chris Froome the English cyclist who has protested his innocence, but the consensus is that he doth protest too much!

I hope that everyone has an enjoyable Christmas with family and friends and that we will all be out on our bikes in 2018. If I get rid of a pesky cold before January 17, I look forward to getting back in the saddle. If not, it will be after we get back from Oz at Easter.