[St Charles Owl]

Just seen yesterday's highlights. Schoolboy error from Froome. Crossing a white line in the rain on a descent. Dear oh dear!      

He's only human but has proved to be a top class cyclist often enough. Like a lotta folk in the UK, I just question his 'British status' that he has adopted for long enough? An African who is living in France, how many of these 'hybrid sportsmen' have we observed down the years who liked/chose the idea of becoming a British sportsman! I'm sure many cycling enthusiasts still regard the likes of Bradley Wiggins with more reverence.

I wouldn't question his British status at all, he is the child of two British citizens who moved abroad, if he was my kid I would raise him as British in the same circumstances. He has always had a British passport as well. Other countries have done this for years in all sports, and I can't help thinking the likes of athletes who excel like Froome's and Wiggins do so much more for a sport in their chosen country and cycling has certainly gone from strength to strength in Britain in recent years.