Marie Claire actually left a prompt from an AI in one of their recent articles. While there’s still some great journalists and publications left, this is utterly shocking. No wonder I’m trying to pivot.

how can you not be romantic about cycling?

Today on Phantom Island: @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social joins me to discuss the 40 year French drought at the Tour de France and @stevengodfrey.bsky.social explains why cycling is like NASCAR podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

I'll be on @npr.org at 11:45am UK time, 6:45 Eastern Time talking Tour de France, heatwaves and what can be done. Listen here: www.npr.org

I'm a little bummed to not be on the ground in Carcassonne – cassoulet! chocolatine! castle-y views! – but next best thing is doing the @theguardian.com live Tour de France text coverage. Join me or write in to [email protected] and get a shout-out:

Stage three of the Tour de France: a stage for Alaphilippe, Healy and most of Netcompany Ineos up the road? Follow my @theguardian.com coverage here:

Big thrill to be covering the Tour de France this week for @theguardian.com, the newspaper I've read for the last 20 years. Follow stage two here, feel free to send me an email on [email protected] : www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...

Join me for live @le-tourdefrance.bsky.social stage 1 text coverage on @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...

I've started a Substack, called Cycling, the Universe and Everything. I'm going to do daily Tour pieces through the race, then later on features, deep dives, nerd stuff and longreads. Please read, share, subscribe, support and feed back! Link: edwardpickering.substack.com/p/barcelona

Excited to say that the paperback version of Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today 🚵‍♀️ You can enjoy my comprehensive biography of modern cycling's greatest while seeing if he makes it five Tour de France wins 🟡 Order here: linktr.ee/andymcgra (Coffee not included)

Have been watching the first series of a little-known, underground 1990s TV show called The Sopranos for the first time and enjoying it immensely

Hello. Since it's Pog-time again, I did a podcast with @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social about his book on Tadej Pogačar. Listen now in all the usual podcasty places (I think Apple usually takes a bit longer than the rest). open.spotify.com/episode/2Ezs...

this is not true, and this guy doesn't speak for me! nymag.com/intelligence...

With a few words from me about what Merckx represents to post-Merckxists (with a mention for Father Christmas)

Happy Paris-Roubaix day to all who celebrate it. My favourite race of the year, hope it’s one for the ages

Making my debut for @sport.theguardian.com today 😀

less than 90 minutes of paris-roubaix femmes coverage is absolutely ridiculous and exactly why i’ve always been against this “one-day paris-roubaix!” from the start btw. coverage from 50km to go! for a monument in big 2026! i knew this would only end up impacting the women negatively.

Velo contributor Andy McGrath, author of “Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable,” speaks to Velo about Pogi, from his early days to his modern dominance. There's Far More to Tadej Pogačar Than You Know bit.ly/4rVQr68

Happy World Book Day! 📚 Celebrating the power of books to inspire today with these wonderful sporting reads ⚽ 🏃 🚴 #WorldBookDay

My first article for @theathletic.com reveals how nervy and tetchy pro cycling is right now: 🌈UCI pressing ITA to catch a big name rider 🚲 Rumours that many banned doping doctors/trainers are back. Not just Martí 💊 Concerns over finishing bottles and decongestants www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

Just interviewed a pro cyclist half my age. I think it’s time to retire 👨‍🦳

It's been a frustrating week dealing with some major men's and women's teams requesting changes to quotes pre-publication. This has become the norm in recent years and it's setting a very worrying precedent for the future. Independent publications are not PR vehicles for teams/riders.

For anyone looking for a January read, there's currently 50% off on my Tadej Pogačar biography over at Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Tadej-Pogaca...

The latest NSF is ALL about Pog - except when we talk about Glastonbury Tor. @Andymcgra joins me in my living room to talk about his latest, very fine book. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable An edited extract from new book Tadej Pogacar: Unstoppable by Andy McGrath (no paywall) dnlbenson.substack.com/p/tadej-poga...

Many thanks to @bloomsburysport.bsky.social for an advance copy of this fantastic book. Congratulations @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social, you've knocked it out of the park yet again. P.S. It's out tomorrow!

My book, Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today! It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him. Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social

New book alert! This comes out tomorrow and I was delighted to receive an early copy to divulge. Looks incredibly in depth and bang up to date. Great work @andymcgrath.bsky.social and @bloomsburysport.bsky.social

Tadej Pogačar is not like any other professional cyclist. In this comprehensive biography, @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social follows his meteoric rise to the top, greatest race wins and rivalries, and the character, motivation and skills that led to his domination. Available to pre-order now.

Possibly the most depressing film I’ve ever seen, but a great turn from Jannik Sinner in it

COMING SOON 🚴 The first in-depth biography of the modern era's greatest cyclist, Tadej Pogačar. By @bookieprize.bsky.social winner @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social Out 6th November.

Aka why isn’t Lorena Wiebes a household name?

Let's see if there is time to fit one more result in the book 🏆 The first biography of Tadej Pogačar is out in four weeks, giving the inside line on his runaway success story. It'll be published in many different European languages too, not just English 🇪🇺

For a piece of pie: Nine professional cyclists have finished every men's Tour de France of the 2020s. Name as many as you can...

Tuesday

With the latest moves for Fred Wright and Lewis Askey, it's possible that Q36.5, Picnic-PostNL, EF Education First-EasyPost and Israel-Premier Tech could all have more British riders than British-registered Ineos Grenadiers in 2026 🤔

Featuring a late appearance of sorts from yours truly, fretting about Fulham's ageing squad and transfer inactivity this summer...

‘It was beautiful racing’ - 🇳🇦 Namibia hosts Africa’s first UCI women’s race in eight years ✍️ by @globalpeloton.bsky.social 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/features/...

I'm delighted to announce that my new book, Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, will come out on November 6th. Published by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social, it is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest. Available for pre-order now.

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Quinn Simmons was left disappointed after another Tour near miss - and Tim Wellens had a firm response when asked if moto drivers gave him a breakaway slipstream advantage.

Mark Cavendish’s stage 15 prediction: Mathieu van der Poel

Ineos apologized for striking a fan with a team car on the Peyresourde today. A team DS called for more respect from fans. bit.ly/3TQgnAD

A whopping 5,000CHF fine ($6,200) and yellow card for DS Oliver Cookson (Ineos Grenadiers) for 'incorrect behaviour that endangers spectators'. That's surely referring to the incident of the fan hit by the team car on the Col du Peyresourde, though it is not specified.

Tadej Pogačar: unstoppable Today’s L’Equipe front page 💨

Matteo Jorgenson and others from Visma-Lease a Bike reflect on what was an unexpected day at the Tour de France. 'I don’t know the time gaps but for sure, we’ll keep trying. We’ll re-assess and go forward' velo.outsideonline.com/road/road-ra...

“Don’t stop believing” by Journey pumping out of the UAE Team Emirates-XRG ahead of the start of Tour de France stage 12 today 🔮

Does the decision to wait for Pogačar in stage 11 set a bad precedent? Andy McGrath weighs in on the late-race GC drama bit.ly/3Ize1DO

I drove up stage 11's last climb, the Côte de Saint-Pech, yesterday. The first 250 metres are a brutal wall of so-so tarmac after a tight left turn (slowing down the bunch) and it drags on after that. Perfect springboard for an attacker - or punchy Pogačar.

I've checked some facts and sorry to shatter the myth, but Ben Healy has never gone to art school. But his girlfriend has. He certainly didn't get this dynamite breakaway ability from studying Matisse and Picasso #TDF2025