Cycling is turning me into an alcoholic

Jeremy Clarkson has taken to cycling - and the bottle.

Britain's cities, says Jeremy Clarkson in The Sun, are in a state of civil war. On one side are cyclists, who think that "thanks to the environment and the polar bear", the roads are theirs. On the other are motorists like him. "Well, on the basis that it's a good idea to know your enemy... I bought a bicycle."

He paid £300 for it. The man in the shop "also wanted to sell me the stormtrooper uniform. Tights. Lycra shorts. And some gel for my gentleman undercarriage. Obviously I rejected all of it, and even his offer of a helmet." Clarkson's cycling attire is jeans, a T-shirt and a jacket that says on the back: "Motorists. Thank you for letting me use your roads."

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