Agreed. He got a good reception from the fans when he was leaving the pitch.

Agreed,  could tell he was itching to join in the post match celebrations on the pitch at the end 

They also tend to stop and start randomly which can be a pain.  As a slower cyclist I prefer to use cycle paths and lanes but a lot of cyclists can keep up with traffic so they'll tend to use the roads more.  

That has heavy final days of Elvis vibes. Looks tremendous.

Wouldn't surprise me if you're telling the truth regarding Dowds instead of this being a sarcastic guess