"Stop this": Jeremy Vine appeals to motorists over manoeuvre "making it dangerous to use a bicycle"; Cross your fingers for no stomach issue DNFs — Tour of Britain pros cool off in the sea; How many watts to keep up with Van Aert? + more on the live blog

Jeremy Vine's editing game has reached quite incredible levels... (enticed by £3 tickets for National Cinema Day, this live blogger may or may not have enjoyed last Saturday's sunshine by watching Jurassic Park indoors, I'm starting to wonder how long before we get trailers for Vine's Nolanesque productions beforehand)... sorry, I got distracted, where were we?

Yes, in one minute we get: the original footage, an introductory message, a message on the side of the offending vehicle, mood-setting music, replays, CSI zooming in, analysis, and a plot twist that the driver actually waved a hand of apology that Vine concludes "means so much" and he has "accepted". What a rollercoaster...

STOP THIS.
It’s making it dangerous to use a bicycle. pic.twitter.com/q5HQLPJdgd

— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) September 8, 2023

Of course, it wouldn't be one of the BBC and Channel 5 broadcaster's cycling videos without it appearing on Twitter, almost certainly racking up the views throughout the day and causing something of a bin fire in the replies...

In fact, it's only been up for an hour and a half and there are already comments to the tune of...

"I agree the lorry driver should have taken some more care. However, you're going pretty fast on that bike in a very built up area Jeremy. Maybe you too should slow down a bit? Indication was well in advance to warn you!"

The driver began indacating at this point.

Instead of wagging your finger at him, you could have slowed down at a *checks notes* junction? pic.twitter.com/YzuI5UAYzh

— Jonathan Bergdahl (@JonBergdahl) September 8, 2023

"He shouldn't have done it. But the smart, safe thing to do would have been to let him go, and not insisted on going in front then squeezing up the side."

Thoughts?

Domination. Utter domination...

With Evenpoel a distant memory, Jumbo-Visma completed one of the most memorable Grand Tour mountain stage performances in recent history, pulling off a quite ridiculous 1-2-3 on the Vuelta's French adventure up the Tourmalet.

Fittingly, it was two-time Tour champ Jonas Vingegaard who took the stage win, taking off with seven kilometres to go and never looking like being caught as Sepp Kuss and Primož Roglič enjoyed a free ride behind (as free a ride as you can have up the Tourmalet).

With the stage win secured, Kuss set off after his teammate, crossing the line 30 seconds behind, Roglič then coming into shot three seconds behind.

🤪 Y entran... SEPP KUSS y PRIMOZ ROGLIC. ¡Exhibición!
😎 And here they come... SEPP KUSS and cousin ROGLIC. What an exhibition!#LaVuelta23 pic.twitter.com/9osAmQbLKA

— La Vuelta (@lavuelta) September 8, 2023

Take a Jeremy Vine-themed trip down memory lane...

> Jeremy Vine calls for drivers to be banned from overtaking cyclists in cities

> Van driver narrowly avoids hitting cyclist, yells "f*** off" at Jeremy Vine

> Jeremy Vine tells cyclists to "cycle in anything you like" — wants media portrayal of cyclists to move away from Lycra and race bikes

> "I am still allowed to praise cycle lanes": Jeremy Vine responds to BBC impartiality ruling

> Jeremy Vine breached BBC's impartiality rules by publicly supporting LTNs

> Jeremy Vine offers to pay £75 fine of woman booked for cycling in Bedford town centre

> Mass protest calls for Battersea Bridge to be made safer for cyclists

> Shocking video shows multiple cyclists getting hit by "unaware" drivers on a contraflow cycle lane

Reaction time as there are plenty of you getting stuck into the comments section with your thoughts on this one...

mitsky: "About the newest clip from Jeremy Vine... If anyone is questioning whether he (JV) was making too much of it or if the driver was in the wrong, maybe he can do a motor vehicle overlay like CycleGaz has done recently to some clips.

"Then ask if the same manoeuvre by the delivery driver would be acceptable if it was towards a motorist rather than a cyclist... I'm not holding my breath."

Oldfatgit: "Amazing, innit? 'You should have slowed down to let him turn in front' … advice that only seems to exist where the traffic being impeded is a bike. If Jeremy had been driving, would the comments have been the same? Absolutely not."

AidanR: "Also, nobody would say that a driver was going too fast when travelling at what I suspect is no more than 15mph."

Excuse me? For a minute? Well then, we might as well all pack up and go home...

A sensational attack from Wout van Aert 🤯💪

The Team Jumbo-Visma rider unleashed huge power to win Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain 😲⚡️

📸 @swpixtweets
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🇬🇧 #TourOfBritain pic.twitter.com/g9XlVzx1sC

— Velon CC (@VelonCC) September 7, 2023

Post-race cool down, the old-school way 🌊#TourOfBritain 🔴🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/uB2OqZnY5A

— The Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 7, 2023

Tanfield and Townsend take a dip...

Those riders jumping in the sea in Felixstowe after the stage. Who’s going to tell them? 💩

— Ian Cleverly (@iancleverly) September 7, 2023

As per The Rivers Trust...

That little clearing on the coast is Felixstowe, just along from Aldeburgh where, The River Trust notes, "in 2022, this sewer storm overflow spilled 65 times for a total of 200.75 hours, discharging into the North Sea." 

Stick to the black shorts today, lads...