Does this Italian TV host like what he sees with the musical balancing bicyclist? Apparently not. escapecollective.com/just-look-at...

How does the Giro GC look behind Isaac Del Toro after chaotic stage 14? escapecollective.com/chaos-reigns...

Geraint Thomas set for senior management role at Ineos escapecollective.com/exclusive-ge...

This is the best way to remove dried tyre sealant stains: escapecollective.com/threaded-39-...

Genuinely one of the best grand tour stages of the last decade. So many storylines. Here’s one big one:

A breakdown of a baller ride

Welcome to Rabbit Holes, a new podcast presented by Escape Collective. Each episode, we'll be diving into a fascinating story from the world of cycling, telling it in a way you may never have heard it before. The first episode: Who shot Greg LeMond? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

How to be a tourist at the 2025 Tour de France escapecollective.com/how-to-be-a-...

Let's take a trip back to 2017, and the last hurrah for one of Belgium's favourite sons. escapecollective.com/tom-boonen-f...

Unpacking the power numbers behind the 2025 men's Tour of Flanders escapecollective.com/unpacking-th...

The Flanders tactics that didn’t work escapecollective.com/the-flanders...

Ai is very funny sometimes

hahahaha bike racing is hilarious sometimes

Tactically, how should Pogačar approach Paris-Roubaix? escapecollective.com/tahow-should...

We're live with How The Race Was Won, Paris-Nice edition over here: www.youtube.com/live/sumK2pd...

The riding in Nice is so good. Need to go back.

Mid South Gravel faces potential cancellation amid high winds and wildfires escapecollective.com/mid-south-gr...

You may have heard rumblings about turmoil at my former and longtime employer, @outsidemag.bsky.social ... This is the first story I've seen that explains in-depth what's been going on (and Outside is heard from, too). It's worth your time. escapecollective.com/theres-a-wil...

Rarely do I agree 100% with any single piece I read but I do with these scintillating words and clear eyed analysis from @caleyfretz.bsky.social. escapecollective.com/theres-a-wil...

In so many ways, the people who signed that letter to Robin Thursday earlier this week are the reason I am where I am. I'm thankful that they were brave enough to say enough is enough. A great tick-tock of the Outside saga from @caleyfretz.bsky.social: escapecollective.com/theres-a-wil...

This is fascinating. Bikes are gonna change.

Wondering where to watch Omloop and KBK this weekend? We got you. escapecollective.com/how-and-wher...

The lab group of Prof. Melissa Bop, Penn State University, is doing a research study on cargo bike users in North America. If you are a cargo bike user and have a minute to take the survey they’d love to hear from you: pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @cathytuttle.bsky.social

Sometimes you just need some good writing about being a human in your cycling publication escapecollective.com/when-the-dus...

How and where to watch pro cycling when it seems like nobody wants to let you escapecollective.com/how-and-wher...

Forget One Cycling. @iamjonnylong has plans for the Two Cycling revolution. National teams ✅ Classics Cup 🏆 A draft 🏈 And lots more escapecollective.com/forget-one-c...

It's the end of an era for Ritchey's WCS range, with the UCI calling time on the company's use of rainbow bands. escapecollective.com/ritcheys-rai...

Some big news from @katewagner.bsky.social and me.

I want to talk to somebody about the actual economics of these streaming decisions. Anybody out there have insight? Diggon on a few WBD leads but need somebody willing to talk numbers.

What's most disappointing about this is the total misunderstanding of the asset that WBD/Disney/Eurosport have had in broadcasting/ streaming cycling. Packaging it in with other bigger sports in a "Premium" package is completely the wrong thing to do. 1/2. escapecollective.com/tnt-blows-up...

Yeah... That profile (shown but little noticed at the Tour presentation back in October) doesn't align with the traditional finish in Paris, right @cyclartist.bsky.social? Would Montmartre be just for vibes or to (slightly) spice things up for the 50th anniversary of the Champs-Elysées finish?

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The Tour de France may try to make its traditional final stage more entertaining with three laps of the climb from the Olympics, but Jasper Philipsen and Co. probably won't be thrilled. escapecollective.com/bad-for-spri...

Lovely piece in from photog Zac Williams on shooting a hometown hero at his hometown nationals escapecollective.com/behind-the-l...

One Cycling has a PR problem. Many of the underlying ideas are decently sound (I think, and this is based on reporting as no formal plan has been released) but the public perception is... very bad. Our comments section on the last story is proof of that. escapecollective.com/richard-plug...

Plugge responds to One Cycling criticism: “What I would be afraid of as a fan is that in 10 years time, a lot of races will not exist anymore." escapecollective.com/richard-plug...

The Giro route announcement is... really something.

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Vail ruins everything they touch. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/t...

Keagan Girdlestone thought he'd left bike racing behind forever, but after an epiphany this summer, he wants another shot at the career that almost cost him his life. escapecollective.com/ive-fallen-i...

Lots of movement in the XC world. escapecollective.com/why-are-ther...

"Born in the 80s" is my favorite category. BikeGrid 281 - 9/9 PERFECT! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Rarity: 41.4 bikegrid.escapecollective.com

Super fun Spin Cycle pod this week, last full ep of the year! Merckx's promise, a Giro start list taking shape, and the return of the Milk Wars: share.transistor.fm/s/3ca0524f

As a US-based soccer/foootball fan I begrudgingly opened up the ticket portal for the Club World Cup (aka the formalized Fifa milking of American soccer fans), just in case there was something decent in a city I'd like to go to, and am pleased to report that it all looks awful.

How to plan a group ride: escapecollective.com/how-to-plan-...

EF+Rapha and now (maybe) Jayco+Maap show us what cycling could be if more teams had fully functional and funded marketing departments with world-class content and brand people. For the price of a few domestiques every year...

AI Carlton Kirby is coming for your youtube algorithm escapecollective.com/the-curious-...

A hiatus? Or gone? The official word from GT is that it's undergoing a "strategic reorientation to align with evolving customer preferences," but GT athletes were just told the iconic brand is no more. The full story: escapecollective.com/is-this-the-...

What it's like to rip through 80 miles of Texas in the rain, watching a guy I cheer for on TV spray muddy water into my stupid grinning face. escapecollective.com/thoughts-on-...

What it's like to rip through 80 miles of Texas in the rain, watching a guy you cheer for on TV spray muddy water into your stupid grinning face. escapecollective.com/thoughts-on-...