Chris Froome reveals Rapha’s 2016 Team Sky kit

The actual travel time is only a part of the equation, and it's skewed by what facilities you have in the workplace. I always used to judge it on time for bed to desk - having shower facilities and the ability to store smart clothes and shoes at work meant there was no question about the advantage of wearing cycling kit for the comfort (and not wearing out the crotch of proper trousers).

I did this exact route today as I do once or twice every week - Midford to Bristol and back through tunnels and along cycle paths. Don't see many people in suits... I agree that lycra is not a time saver but as you're going to have to shower on arrival anyway, 100% agree with Liam that you might as well wear comfy clothes that dry fast.

There's no way I'm not sweating on my 20km each way commute across London, so there's no way I'm wearing my office clothes on the bike!

Does it, though? Looks to me like there's a general surge of the peloton from left to right across the road, and that looks far more likely to have been responsible for the crash than 'confusion' over the bottle incident.

My commute is also 9 miles each way, and no matter what I'm wearing, I'm a sweaty mess at the end of it, and need to shower. So I might as well wear cycling kit.

@kinderje I call it News Wash

If you're still wearing that suit in your 50's, Liam, I'll buy you a pint.

Can’t wait for the police to oppose every A road due to “country lines drug running”

Another test you could do is comparing wearing a backpack vs mounting it as a pannier on a rear rack. The pannier is going to be way more comfortable with dropbars but comes at an aero penalty.

I commute nearly daily (10 km to office, 15km back home) and always in cycling kit. Less sweat, much more comfortable. But we also have showers and a room for sweaty clothes :)