Colm O'Regan: Getting out of the saddle and into the couch

"...the Tour De France was the best way to glimpse France beyond a late night Quare Film, or “les Francais adore le Piat d’Or”, or “ou est le centre de George Pompidou?”

Comedian and Irish Examiner columnist Colm O'Regan pictured in Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Could I just do nothing but watch sport for the summer? Would that be so wrong? No work, no walks, no self improvement.

Just the curtain drawn to keep the sun away and watch sport the old-fashioned way. On a telly with no connection to the internet. No choice. Just a ramble down a pre-ordained summer schedule of sport.