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Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up, a quick admin reminder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shop will be closed all day next Friday, 30th August, due to a close bereavement.  We hope you understand and apologise for any inconvenience caused.  We will be open again at midday on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, you may have noticed time and again that Wayne has rather strict parameters as to what constitutes \u2018proper sport\u2019.  Simply put, if it\u2019s got a bike involved it\u2019s a proper sport to be taken seriously, anything else is just a pastime or a hobby.  Cycling is profound, it can be used as a metaphor for many of life\u2019s struggles, it\u2019s not for the faint hearted and it\u2019s not light hearted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mock cycling at your peril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 14th<\/sup> 2021, the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, Spain\u2019s most serious and profound bicycle race, kicked off (probably the wrong term but pedalled off sounded worse) inside Burgos Cathedral, which was unusual for a Saturday.  However, having visited this cathedral with my daughter a few years earlier, I can report that it is certainly big enough to house a peloton and that it\u2019s nowhere near as exciting as the ice cream shop around the corner, according to my girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, a serious building for a serious sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward to Thursday 22nd<\/sup> August 2024, also known as yesterday.  Stage 6 of this iteration of the Vuelta started in the famous Andalucian town of Jerez de la Frontera.  An opportunity perhaps for Roglic and the boys to pedal through the solera at Bodegas Alvaro Domecq or take a spin around the bullring before getting on with the serious stuff, but no, this was not to be.  The peloton, as well as the lead vehicle for Vuelta Race, paraded through the Carrefour Jerez Sur.  Yes, you read that right, the stage started in a supermarket \u2013 sometimes the jokes just write themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As discussed, a serious building for a serious sport!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And whilst this is all going on, The Junior Tour of Wales has had to re-route due to the draconian 20mph speed limits enforced across the country \u2013 apparently the bikes are fine to exceed this limit but the support cars are not!  Hmmmm\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You probably realise by now that it\u2019s been a bit of a quiet news week and Phil Space has been enlisted to help write this epistle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our regional contributors (York office) pointed out something we all missed last week \u2013 one of his great pals, Nadim Zahawi, had forwarded him a poll from YouGov HQ revealing that \u201cOne in four Britons think they could qualify for the 2028 Olympics if they started training today\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know, that\u2019s a lot of us.  If we consider that the UK population over 16 years old stands at just over 42 million then, according to the poll, over 11 million of us are going to make it to Los Angeles in 2028 \u2013 that\u2019s roughly the population of Belgium!  So, if we got 70 medals this time and only sent 327 athletes, we should come back from California with over 2,000 necklaces in 2028 \u2013 cannot wait!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This breakdown made us smile though:<\/p>\n\n\n\n