The ever vigilant jon_e beckett from www.descent-world.co.uk has been in touch to let us know that Tissot/UCI World Cup Champ Steve Peat is even now on his way to No 10 Downing St to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair, Tone having generously taken a few minutes out from sorting out the firemen’s strike and defeating global terrorism to talk to him. Hopefully we’ll find out what was said tomorrow.

In other Steve Peat news, jon_e also tells us that Steve’s received an invitation to the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year show. So all that diligent nominating has presumably had at least some effect…