Hank Marvin spotted in Majorca

Dan, as ever undecided which line to ride in

IGGY so excited to be wearing the #1 club's kit he's doin the funky chicken

John looking happy to be at Tolo's enjoying a cafe con leche in the sun

smiling going up-hill?? must be day 1

Randa Monastery, scene of a bit of stem-chewing and tooth loss

IGGY wondering what to do about the Germans

John enjoying another cafe con leche in glorious sunshine

Dan's just heard he can borrow bambam's gillet

One half of the Battersby's did ride a few miles on the bike

Julia warming up

John, no cafe con leche this time, still sunny though and he's almost smiling

This time next year Bernard and John won't have a chance

Campag 11-speed Super Record, and Ady Walsh of www.caferacing.co.uk fame

Mervyn Wilson, new recruit and father to 2nd claim superstar - Arctic Roll

another Barrowford 2nd claimer and hardest stage winner, Dan

Back on the cafe con leche now, not smiling yet though

3rd cat motor pacing

fit, keen and raring to go

I really wish I'd not had that

Yellow Jersey again this year

The boy band still had a little work to do co-ordinating their moves

John - "no smiling Ste!"

Ste - "I'll have to look the other way!"

That's enough, I'll lose my rag, really I will

Bambam's Churchill impression failed to raise a smile from John

Happy because the toilets within emergency leg-it distance

can you identify this couple of bottom's?

Unlucky first puncture of the trip for Dennis, Craig and Paul provide invaluable help watching

Whilst the rest kindly wait half a mile down the road

IGGY wanted to sleep in this top

Don't buy one of these, ever.

23c and freezing cold, ready for a bit of through and off though

superb weather all week, as ever great roads and scenery, hopefully more pics to come