Mike is a hasher as well as being the BBC Breakfast sports presenter at w/ends. He lives in the Andover countryside.

His main point this morning was why don't we have Wiggy on our T de F team even for the British stages. The politics of sport are everywhere of course, but even if they line up and hopefully back Froomey to win, Wiggy could still be in the team as the Brits want to see him ride.

Chris Froome's book spills the beans on acrimony amongst the team and the management in the past but surely that can be forgotten for a short while.