Encountered the most irritating cyclist in the wholewide world today.Just by a T-Junction with two lanes before Colliers Wood. The left lane takes you left to Wimbledon. The right lane take you straight on to Colliers Wood.There I am. Waiting at the Reds. On my three year old 2nd hand jobbie. Swimming shorts. And Tesco's waterproof viz jacket (£14.99 but keeps you warm if not dry). And the standard football socks over my £3.99 Tesco's cycling mittens (which are good except that the dye runs when wet).There I am. Daydreaming about Friday night and how I'll pick up my usual bottle of red and four bottles of Young's Champion Ale on the way home before tucking into a Chicken Curry when..."ALRIGHT MATE! HOW ARE YA!"This bloke with a big grin on his face comes hurtling round the side of the island and stops by me. "I'M CYCLING TO WORK ON MY NEW BIKE!" He joviated like a thirteen-stone puppy who's just eaten a whole bag of sugar."IT'S GREAT!"He had a new (shiny) black bike, black lycra, black hat.I thought I better say something."Long way to go?""HOLBORN! IT'S TEN MILES! HOW ABOUT YOU?!" He exuberated. Balancing on two wheels."Blackfriars," I said. With one foot on the tarmac, the other on the pedal and my backside off the saddle as the bike is a tad too big for me."GREEEAAAAAAT! I LOVE IT!" He laughed before seeing a gap in the traffic and shooting off through the reds towards Colliers Wood.I waited another minute or so until the amber came on.Then stuck my backside in the air to get some speed up and followed.I never saw him again.Thank God.
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