Smiling Passoni...

Michael Smiley

no rain ....

Passoni at Blenhiem Palace

Not Today.....

Dogday, World Champs and all.....

Syd

At the Blenheim Classic Car, Mini /VW show

Meanwhile elsewhere in Europe

Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) successfully defended her World title as the women’s road race

Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9890/World-championships-Giorgia-Bronzini-defends-as-Marianne-Vos-takes-fifth-straight-silver.aspx#ixzz1YzTUmKnk

Cipo will be happy.....

For Britain too..Mark Cavendish

Last time was Tommy Simpson 

The 26-year-old's victory is the first world road race success for a British man since Tom Simpson won gold in 1965.

Cavendish is also the first rider since Belgium's Freddy Maertens, 30 years ago, to win both this race and the Tour de France green jersey in the same year.

Tommy and Mark

Freddy

The Chef says...

Brompton World Championships 2011..Blenheim

Official Race shirt

Brompton booty....

Ready to spectate