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Yeah, last time I was there they seemed to have mostly gotten over the 1847 Civil War.

Ah, will be at the UCI School along with all the Caribbean riders we saw yesterday.

Think about half the country was fine - the war was mostly in the North up by the Iraqi border. Wind & rain going to be a factor today, could get a surprise winner if someone mid-race gets a bit of luck.

President Trump’s schedule for Election Day -38 https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2020/09/president-donald-trumps-schedule-for-friday-september-25-2020/ Joe Biden’s schedule for Election Day -38

Young British talent Tom Pidcock & Aussie old lag Richie Porte join Ineos. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/54292652

Live canoeing on the telly! https://www.youtube.com/user/CanoeKayakTV

There’s some live climbing from Britain this weekend. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/54185083

Took a lot of time to confirm this, but it seems that Chloe Dygert is OK after surgery. Must have bad at the time, reading between the lines. https://usacycling.org/article/usa-cyclings-official-statement-regarding-dygerts-condition-after-crash-at-world-championships

Problem is, governing bodies are so often corrupt themselves.

So what you’re saying is that Matador’s hats are the national dress of Slovak men?

And what does it tell you about the nature of the modern Democratic Party that the corruptocrats like the Feinsteins, Bidens, Obamas & Clintons hold all the important, powerful posts & you “progressives” make up the cannon fodder? Look how easily Bernie Sanders was cheated out of his rightful victory when COVID came along.

Dygert concious & talking

Race now looks to be between Reusser and van der Breggen. van der Breggen gets GOLD!!! after four silvers. Doubt she would have beaten Dygert... van der Breggen Reusser van Dijk No news about Dygert yet.....

BBC Comms were saying she had been mostly training indoors, no race experience all year, so perhaps bike-handling skill levels not all there. Road quality looked good, so possible hardware issue.

Dygert horrible fall! Lost control of the bike, over a crash barrier, fair-size drop. Very bad.

Another sleepytime day in the US of A, the country where not much ever happens, so naturally Joe the Human Dynamo takes a well-deserved slippers and nap day.

Everyone on the road now. Grace Brown takes the lead...things going to change quickly now

Jorgenson’s time will probably stand well into the second round...

Quintana denies it all, just legal supplements, vitamins, turtle blood, medicines he was going to send to his grandmother which you can’t get in Colombia, something to keep slugs from eating his lettuce and something to make his dog’s coat glossy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/54263837

But won’t be first to finish, has been caught....

Yet another Democratic Party hero revealed to be a doddering, senile old fool. (And also hugely corrupt - has made a fortune passing insider trading tips to her husband. Highly illegal for you & me, but not for Senate Democrats) Feinstein relies heavily on her ever-present staff to deal with any issues, frequently turning to them for help in responding to inquiries. Feinstein had to be coaxed into wearing a mask around the Senate during the early days of the pandemic, despite being part of the most vulnerable age groups for the disease. She’s only made two floor speeches in the last nine months, her last being in early July, although she remains active in committee hearings. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/dianne-feinstein-supreme-court-battle-420357

Last DL of the year in Doha tomorrow night. Here’s the preview. https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/diamond-league-doha-obiri-duplantis-thompson Timetable & full entry list. https://doha.diamondleague.com/programme-results-doha/

And cut the population by about 90%.

If you’re in a place when bullets start flying, you’re liable to end up dead. That’s science.

Of course there’s absolutely no evidence after four years of the most intensive investigations of any President in US history. Yet liberals are obliged to keep repeating the mantra, because otherwise they would have to confront the total corruption of their own heroes, which would bring about a complete psychic collapse.