But I have to say that it’s so weird hearing Bob Roll as the colour analyst on the Tour de France race call with Phil Liggett.

That was Paul Sherwen’s usual role for so many years and now that Paul is gone…it’s going to take a while of listening to Bobke to get used to him being Phil’s sidekick rather than in the trailer at the finish line where he’s been for many years.

On the bright side, there’s plenty of delightful scenery in and around Brussels that bring back such wonderful memories of my brief visit 35 years ago on the way to Vlissigen and eventually the UK via the long discontinued North Sea ferry service to Sheerness.