Now why was a JUNIOR taking speed at the World Championships

Across CN and @dnlbenson.bsky.social you can read two extracts from @andy-mcgrath.bsky.social's excellent book today, and then hopefully buy the whole thing! It's a really great read www.cyclingnews.com/cycling-cult...

Cycling is becoming a more and more global sport. I set out to identify a few nations emerging as influential forces (in more ways than one) at the elite levels. From Mexico's Del Toro boom, to China's growth at the grassroots and more. @cyclingnews.com www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...

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

Great work for CN from @cmbreports.bsky.social – the team guard their information very carefully, but this paints a very interesting picture of the wider context at Ineos

I wrote a complaint to Cycling UK today about their decision to remove trans women from their 100 Women in Cycling Prize. They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Watching Line of Duty for the hundredth time and once you know what's going on it's actually incredibly heavy-handed like how did we not know what was going on sooner

Ever since I went to a round of X2O and it was literally just a vehicle for drinking beer, eating frietjes and gambling rather than watching any racing my view on the sporting validity of CX has really changed

2026-2028 ?? - ?? (WT)

I think it's quite poor for Premier Tech to not say the word Israel or Palestine or war or protests or anything like that in their statement. If that's the reason then say it?

Just me going on about my favourite riders for 1200 words, really

Had a refreshingly open conversation with Sarah Roy as she bows out of the professional peloton. Despite becoming one of the most respected riders in the bunch over the last 13 years, she admits that she didn't achieve everything she wanted to. www.cyclingnews.com/features/i-d...

Fridays

It wasn't all just predetermined

Fml

We are looking for a new boss apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...

Takeaways from the UCI registration list that just came out: - Roland have not applied for a WWT license next year, Cofidis and EF have applied for the spare licenses and should get them - Q36.5 register as Pinarello-Q36.5, so I think that answers that question

Tried out a bolder pair of glasses today. Verdict: got stared at by 100% more children than usual. Could be a compliment

Just finished The Wedding People and I dont see any point in reading any other book ever again

It's getting dark before I leave the office and we haven't even changed the clocks yet. I am not ready for the long miserable winter

Also I have analysis on gravel Worlds but no one is going to agree with me

It is objectively terrible how a rider has just pulled off basically the most spectacular feat(s) in the history of sport and it feels routine to the point of mundanity

The Wikipedia page about Monuments had already been updated to say Pogačar won this race

Don't really understand how a Belgian body can decide what a Swiss body does at an event in China

Idk who at the FAW agreed to this game but they're my enemy

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Can't be bullied in the team WhatsApp if you don't understand Spanish 👌

If two long term contracts in a row don't work out for you, why would anyone involved sign a third?

#Santos #TourDownUnder #sportswashing #FossilFuels

Home to our little princess

Honestly is there anything better than flying into London. Looking at the city like it's a little model village. The dream

Kigali road races prove that tactics don't win World Championships, being bold does – Analysis

Toms Skujins is the greatest championship racer of all time

Usually sounds like BS when a rider is like 'if X hadn't happened I could have won' but in Remco's case today, I think he's probably fairly right

Chase group is so strong they should 100% be able to catch the leaders but they 100% will not

DIG IN JUAN

Year-long UAE psychodrama playing out on the road at Wolrd Champs, CINEMA

Jasmin Liechti deserved a pro contract last year, she definitely should get one for next year

Ostiz's teammates crying their eyes out just made me tear up too

Spain about to have two really serious Classics contenders in Ostiz and Blasi

My highlight of that article was Lappartient explaining it was toootally different cause Russia’s attacks were during the Olympic truce, and the next paragraph citing attacks from Israel during last year’s Olympic truce too lmao

Quite a lot in this from me in Kigali this morning. Some the UCI/DP have said before, some they haven't, some fact-checking of some questionable statements www.cyclingnews.com/news/sport-i...

Real ones know I've been on the Blasi hype train all year but she is just SO GOOD and such a good interview too

I do not get how this got past the bike checks, or how the UCI didn't notice it sooner www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-sta...

Junior riders talking about altitude camps and riding WorldTour bikes, it makes me sick!!!!

I have secured the goods

Cole Kessler just said Geraint Thomas was his biggest inspiration, big ups

A must-read from @globalpeloton.bsky.social

Called the greatest cyclist since Eddy Merckx a "nice extra challenger" said it hopefully won't be close then overtook him on his birthday from 2.5 minutes behind. Might be the craziest case of talking your shit and backing it up ever

An absolute essay from me about riders skipping, the reasons why, the optics, and what it means for the racing, including more riders from underrepresented countries getting a ride www.cyclingnews.com/features/few...