Got any tips?

Get exceedingly drunk and insult the relatives.

Works every time.

Ride the Gemini bicycle clubs cross at Footscray Meadows on 27th December also known as Mud In The Meadows. This will burn off all the extra christmas cheer and let you meet up with old friends.

Aw come on! We always tell people Footscray's a nice easy course on grass. Now you've mentioned the M-word they'll all be turning up to race with no hangover and a mudscraping stick in their pocket.

Footscray and Xmas goes together like....

Whomever wins at Footscray stayed off the pudding.

Mud and Footscray go together like...

Eat loads. Keeps up your energy levels. All the great riders eat.

and drink! in fact bradley wiggins has only been spotted sober once since he turned pro...