There's an orange alert for high winds, trains are cancelled, the UK is currently experiencing flooding and much storm damage.
Meanwhile in the Netherlands someone has the bright idea "Lovely weather for a bike race"
Over in Zeeland today they are holding the Dutch National Headwind Championships. On one of the big delta work dams cyclists will compete to ride as fast as they can into the wind.
But it's not as simple as that, these aren't cyclists turning up on their ultra aero, carbon fibre wonder machines, no. Each competitor is provided with a Dutch city bike, complete with lights, rear rack, and chain guard. They then ride these identical machines into the wind.
The event has no fixed date, they have to wait for the wind to be strong enough, and in the right direction, you usually get about 5-6 days notice.
You can get live info from twitter at:
https://twitter.com/NKTegenwindI love the Dutch!
J