Soulmate - did you type "de-maturing" on purpose to give me my first deep throaty gurgling chortle of the morning? Certainly it has lightened things up in the office. We are all having an extra chocolate biscuit with our coffee in pursuit of outstanding dematuration. You were being nice about getting older, fatter, slower and generally less pleasing to the eye weren't you?

And then you finished me off with non-coincidental.

Non-coincidentally, Frank rolled off the grassy knoll, bumping and bruising himself in his tumble to street level. From the library window, Stella eyed him with something not exactly unlike malice. Elsewhere, Jacqui straightened Jack's tie and rather wistfully whispered, "do you think we might start spelling our names the same, as well as saying them the same?"
"Nuh honey, I have a burning ambition to become the first man named Marilyn ...."

The results of early onset non-coincidental de-maturation are rather tragic - think you not?

re the evidence. Height and weight predicate success as a road cyclist? A new and interesting notion for me to ponder.

At 26, I would have thought Millar was only just at the VERY beginning of what might be described as "mature" for a road cyclist (especially a road cyclist that specialises in longer classics or multi-stage events). So he has plenty of podium finishes to come in what could be an illustrious career.

Mayo (I like mine with plenty of garlic) could pick up every spotty top available for the taking - and he can descend - so many climbers can't. Most importantly, he looks great in orange.

I agree with you about Lance Armstrong (at least I think I do assuming you think he will win this year's tour). He's showing great form and looks all set to dominate Le Tour. At this stage it would seem that only a series of mechanical failures, a crash or some other physical problem, would rob him of his next tour victory. Go Lance!

Doesn't Jan look lovely (and svelte for this time of year) in celeste!