You’d think the efforts of a past-prime pop star to frack just that tiniest extra bit of success out of his career would have nothing to do with cycling, and yet…there he is in my headlines. So why not extend the theme—the words of Love Actually‘s Billy Mack do have some surprising applicability to the sport’s current condition, even more so in light in of the latest Astana positive.

We hope you enjoy Cosmo Catalano’s latest episode of The Week in Bike.