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Confirmation of what we already know - Biden would be out within weeks of being elected. Kamala Harris has spoken of the 'Harris administration' during a virtual roundtable before quickly clarifying Joe Biden will be president. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8733687/Kamala-Harris-talks-Harris-administration-virtual-roundtable.html

Big performance from Thomas, 4th overall on the day & best of the Top 3 Majka loses 2nd to Thomas.... Yates home comfortably for the overall Blue Jersey! Filippo Ganna of Ineos, long-term TT leader, takes the day by 18secs over Campenaerts. So Ineos having a bad Tour, but looking decent for the Giro.

Top 10 just about to go off in the T-A, so 40 mins to a result.

Yeah, but how many yellow, green & whites?

Was always the Big Man for small prizes.

Rest day for the TdF, so the Tirreno-Adriatico gets some love. Final day is an ITT, with anything possible with six within a minute. TT is flat & beach-side. Britain’s Simon Yates in the lead. https://www.tirrenoadriatico.it/en/classifiche/

Here in Britain we call them “the French.” Damn, everyone makes the same joke. Go figure!

Here’s a delicious rumour I must pass on. The reason Biden does so few public appearances, and they are so brief when he does them, is that his dementia meds cause incontinence. Now, right-wing website, anonymous source, safe to ignore.....but I’ll continue to believe it until the day Joe Biden gives a 60-minute speech or press conference or Town Hall event the way Pres. Trump does on almost a daily basis. https://admin.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/09/startling_anonymous_post_from_a_claimed_biden_exstaffer_lays_out_the_alleged_depths_of_his_dementia.html

Guess there must be some local people from somewhere. Goats cheese makers, ibex hunters, mountain rescue specialists, that kind of thing. Think J-V are being a bit too complacent with Pogačar, they will look like the world’s biggest gang of suckers if he wins it on the ITT.

He’s been doing that job all the last month. Don’t know if he’s really happy with it.

Adam Yates bids for the stage.....would be up to the non-Slavs to chase really. Did not stick.

Bad day for Colombia, Bernal & Quintana both out the back with 13k to go.

And that’s it for Higuita, Docs put their foot down.

Summer Ski Jumping is a regular thing. Rugby 7s would be good if it brings in small rugby nations like Russia, Germany, Poland etc. Mountain running also a great sport, just no main stream recognition.

Bob Jungels couldn’t have taken Higuita out more effectively if he’d used a samurai sword.

Some pretty extreme strade bianchi sections on the Giro Rosa yesterday - even AMvV had to dismount & run at one point.

There’s an actual picture of his teleprompter in the photo, and yet you still refuse to believe it because it’s from a disapproved website. Doubleplusgood!

Joe Biden needs a teleprompter.....for an interview about his own danged family! https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/09/biden-busted-using-teleprompter-interviews-reflection-james-corden-remote-interview-shows-monitor-writing/

That’s true in lots of languages though. Also for cyrillic names transcribed to western languages.

“Tell me, Madame President” <pounds fist on table> “What is the Slovak Government’s official position on female names in Papuan languages of the Tor-Kwerba family? No more of your evasions & equivocations! The people of Papua New Guinea demand parity with China, or you shall feel the force of our poisoned blow-pipe darts! No jars of home-made honey shall appease us!”

The Spanish don’t have nuclear weapons & space rockets.

Brilliant long-term chess strategy, masterful use of their pawns & the ones that look like horses.

Executed this morning.

World Archery Channel on YT has live coverage of the Swiss Nationals. English commentary! https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldArcheryTV/featured

After an exciting first two hours things go boring for a while.