With the 2013 Tour de France beginning in Corsica on Saturday night (NZ time), so too began a month of sleep deprivation for cycling fans.

What a week! Tumultuous weather across the country, the announcement of new naming rights for both the SIT Veldrome and ILT Stadium Southland – so it’s not just the wintry blast making life very cool at the moment! We’re also noticing the change of vista with the back straight imminently coming into view as the scaffolding starts to come down.

WHAT do you reckon is one of the main reasons most kids quit sport? While you're pondering, let's absorb this stat from the US: Each year 20 million children register for baseball, soccer, football, hockey and other competitive sports; about 70 per cent of those will quit by age 13.