John Simpson

@janeansonwine A great guy. I fear that many people will know him only from Mondovino, in which he was nastily traduced.

There are a handful of figures in Bordeaux wine that can truly be said to have had a global impact, but Michel Rolland was unquestionably among them (free to read) janeanson.com/obituary-miche…

Major news from bdx, Michel Rolland has died.

@DavidHenigUK Did you miss seeing Rubio declare that it was Israel's strike plan that triggered the US attack? youtube.com/watch?v=T3pL_Z…

The first of what I expect to be many folk blaming Israel for the US debacle over Iran. This could yet be the most far-reaching consequence of Trump.

17 mars 1996 - Laurent Jalabert remportait son 2ème Paris-Nice, devant Lance Armstrong, Chris Boardman, Frank Vandenbroucke & Laurent Brochard 📷 DR #LaurentJalabert #ParisNice #cyclisme #cycling #ciclismo

@sirenebooks @lemondefr youtube.com/watch?v=Kq_nLr…

Le quotidien Le Monde @lemondefr a sélectionné l’ouvrage « Marvin Gaye chez les Belges » parmi son choix de livres sur la musique. lemonde.fr/culture/articl…

@SVG__Collection Ludicrous

Vanilla Fudge — “You Keep Me Hangin’ On. Few intros hit this hard…

@OlivPerrier Matthieu Lambert aurait dû voyager et se documenter un peu avant de rédiger son texte. Les casques ont bien leur place dans les courses, mais ailleurs non. Désolant de voir un papier pareil être publié dans l’Équipe.

L'ÉQUIPE sous la plume de Mathieu Lambert revient sur l'histoire du casque dans le cyclisme et notamment son obligation en 1991, très contestée à l'époque et un épisode mettant en cause Francis Moreau sur Paris-Nice dans l'étape du Mont-Faron 🧵1/6 lequipe.fr/Respire/Iconiq…

@andrewmacdowall @patrick_kidd Wonderful. Patrick Kidd writes beautifully.

Lovely piece by @patrick_kidd on Tufnell Park's wonderful Hellenic Bookservice - one of my favourite bookshops anywhere, run by the estimable Monica Williams. Shared with you by a Times subscriber. Enjoy this article for free. thetimes.com/uk/london/arti…

@Valdiguie Est-ce qu’il a jamais expliqué d’où est venu l’argent pour son appartement à la Place des Vosges ?

Dans un courrier à ses « amis », se comparant à Dominique Baudis, Jack Lang réaffirme n’avoir rien su des crimes d’Epstein ni n’avoir touché un centime. Il dénonce « commérages , amalgames et vieilles rancœurs »…

@Dianephilosophy @FrankRGardner durham.ac.uk/media/durham-u…

@FrankRGardner Anywhere we can read this?

Dr.Fiona Hill, co-author of the UK Strategic Defence Review, tells a packed audience at London’s Guildhall she believes WW3 has already begun, just not in the way most people imagine.

@FrankRGardner The text of her presentation is here : durham.ac.uk/media/durham-u…

@BrilliantMaps @landgeist Ce chiffre de 54l pour la France me parait élevé. Ca fait 72 bt par tête, et vu que près de 21% de la popn est en dessous de 18 ans, ca fait un peu plus de 90bt per adulte. J'en doute.

Which European Country Drinks The Most Wine? credit: @Landgeist brilliantmaps.com/europe-wine/

@DavidHenigUK Big thanks for this. I live in France, and so never heard of the programme. I only knew of Tom Hollander from the legendary ‘Life in the Day' article. Wonderful performance

Maybe a good time to rewatch Episode 2 of Ambassadors, as close as anyone got to revealing the truth about this matter...

Recollections of life working on UK trade when ministers or whoever would say how wonderful it was that a member of the royal family was taking such an interest and officials having to deal with said individual worked hard to merely raise half an eyebrow

@Channel4News Worth keeping in mind that Rupert McNeil was a contemporary of Michael Gove at Robert Gordon's College

Second person contacts Cabinet Office to warn against appointment of Dame Antonia Romeo channel4.com/news/second-pe…

@martynware @RossKneeDeep Don't come here. Surely ?

@RossKneeDeep Byeeeeee

What's your message to them?

@fredgrappe @remiaubrt @GroupamaFDJ This is behind a paywall. Do you have a free link ?

To better understand why large chainrings are used in cycling. Bigger rings offer better efficiency, as efficiency is mainly governed by the sprocket effect… our last article with ⁦⁦@remiaubrt⁩ & coll…👇⁦@GroupamaFDJ⁩ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17…

@Roadman_Podcast Moulton Safari, with a customised paint-job

You get a €10k bike frame voucher tomorrow. What are you buying?

@MarinaHyde Brilliantly incisive. Thanks

My column on Brooklyn Beckham’s bombshell theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@laflammerouge16 @faustocoppi60 Doesn't he know about muting ?

@faustocoppi60 He probably blocked all the big account related to cyclist to not get them in the timeline I guess, total burnout?

Same here. And Simon even used to follow me until this year, don't forget that I was his biggest fan on Finestre Day. 😅 I understand him if he's done with pro cycling though, I would do the same. Also if I was a pro cyclist, I would never follow that toxic Romanian guy!

@CraigMurrayOrg Tried posting this comment @TheTimes but blocked: "Maccabi Tel Aviv evidently attracts among its supporters thugs who target Muslims. I don't see anyone disputing that. It is therefore natural, on public order grounds, to keep them away from areas with a substantial Muslim pop.."

Everybody knows that Maccabi Tel Aviv traveling fans contain large numbers of dangerous violent thugs. I am not sure for the entire billionaire and state media to tell people something they know to be a lie, is always the win they think it is.

@SVG__Collection This is sensational. Where is it from ? Tracy Chapman was badly served by very unimaginative/uncreative backing musicians. Solo like this she's sublime.

Tracy Chapman — “Fast Car”