Sunday 5th July 2026

It is the seventh day of the week, and on that day Jelltex shall rest.

Other than go to the gym to do another session, the 4th this week, and so back to what is considered normal in Chez Jelltex.

There are several games in the World Cup each day, but most are late evening or in the middle of the night. On this day, England were due to play Mexico in the Azteca, where, almost forty years ago, Maradona punched a cross into the goal. Then ran through the whole English defence for his second.

Kick off was due to be 01:00 Monday morning, and I thought long and hard, but decided to go to bed after the early game, Norway v Brasil.

But first, after coffee, there was phys.

I had forty minutes to listen to the PU pod, and did 37 minutes, and when Radio Radio by Elvis Costello came on, I knew I had done enough.

Back home via the Co-Op in Whitfield for some cottage cheese for Jools' breakfast.

And still home for ten past eight, with a whole day to fill.

Thankfully there is Le Tour, which was due to start just after midday, so that was sorted.

Once back home, I saw that there was a wee beastie where I was to leave my towel to dry: a Cricket, so I snapped it with both the phone and big camera, now that the lens is working fine again.

And then a shower, and a fresh change of clothes, all to be ready for the pre-show of Le Tour, and then four hours of GC action in Stage 2 of the Tour in Spain.

I struggle to stay awake, as cyclists battle conditions and geography to see who wins. It all came down to three circuits of the 1992 Olympic Park, and Jonas is triumphant once again.

I was going to watch all of Norway v Brasil, but was 0-0 at half time, half nine, and I thought I would go to bed as although it was tense, not heavy with goalmouth action.

This would also mean missing England play Mexico which was due to kick off at one, but was delayed, as predicted, by over an hour.