It is almost time for the #TDF2026, so here’s my stage-by-stage overview! 🇫🇷💛 Hopefully it will make following the race a little easier over the next three weeks🌻 Enjoy, and let’s hope for a great Tour! 🙌 (Psst…. See below to download an iCalendar version 👀)

One of my new favorite riders winning the German nationals road championship and the TT championship!!

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

5,843 terminated NIH grants. 110 canceled announcements. Courts ordering reinstatements. Political pre-issuance review in action. My take in MedPage Today. @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

I am procrastinating doing my VO2 intervals this morning, and it is raining and my back isn't 100%, which makes it easier to have an excuse. But I figure if I post this, it will motivate me to at least go try.

One of the pines we planted a few years ago - making progress!

If ever one is tempted to be an armchair critic of bike racers, one needs only to go do a few VO2 intervals and you will be quickly cured of your hubris.

Made chicken breast with a harissa, olive and apricot jam sauce.

There are multiple arrests of observers happening in the Twin Cities today. If you go out, please have your security settings on and seriously consider having a buddy with you

For those looking for an English summary, apparently Sarah Gigante was still having femur pain and her doctors determined that it was from some of the hardware used for surgical repair, which they removed, and so now she has another (hopefully shorter) recovery to deal with.

This race seems pretty grueling and hard on the riders for it only being 3 weeks out from the Tour de France. #Auvergne&Shirley #Dauphine

Back from getting breakfast just in time to watch Auvergne and Shirley! #Dauphine

2nd place for 50-59 age group at the MN State TT Championship. Not bad. Gonna have to do more leg days if I want to have any hope of beating Brendon (quadzilla) next year. 😂

Soccer player falls on the grass after being barely touched: "I'm going into shock and need emergency treatment now." Cyclist with a rib bone sticking through their spleen: "It's fine, there's a rest day coming up next week."

Jesus, just @ me next time.

The two categories with highest registration for the bike race tomorrow are 60+ and 70+ - which is awesome that older people are racing, but not great for the sport that younger people are not.

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I think the bike is ready to race.

Twin Cities- Did you get out of the habit of carrying a whistle? It’s time to tag back in ICE vehicles have been spotted in many neighborhoods this week. Form a crowd, stay loud, and protect our neighbors.

My least favorite rider (Simmons) and most favorite rider (Kuss) are both from my home town, which isn't why I like or dislike either of them. #TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes

I know of a number of very strong athletes that had/have long term debilitating effects from covid. Wishing you all (including non athletes) well and an eventual recovery.

🎶"The TTT has a bad reputation... What it needs is a dose of EF Education... Oh yeah, oh yeah..."🎶 #TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes

Great job EF! #TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes

The announcers seem surprised that Wout crashed his time trial bike in training vs. some other type of bike, but I don't understand why. TT bikes have terrible visibility and handling. #AuvergneRhoneAlpes

Made a poke bowl for dinner.

I made a jjigae for dinner with chicken, tofu, mushrooms, bok choy and homemade kimchi.

Made some trout for dinner

Brand doing a great job of leading out Balsamo. Not sure why Vollering feels the need to burn matches on the front though. #GirodItaliaWomen

Interesting that road bike with disc wheel can be competitive with TT bike w low-profile wheels. Six of one, half a dozen of the other I suppose. #GirodItaliaWomen

Interesting that Vollering with use a real TT bike, albeit a bit of a stripped down one. 7.4 kg seems pretty light for a TT bike, I guess it doesn't have a disc wheel so that helps. #GirodItaliaWomen

I think the approach of a road bike with TT bars makes sense for this TT, but Reusser is looking pretty aero in deep hoods #GirodItaliaWomen

Was planning a long ride, but my old back injury said "not today!"

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

No Giro for Gigante. 😭

It's 33C/91F - just in time for the start of the TT series this evening. I'm considering just wearing bibs and a jersey instead of my poorly ventilated speedsuit since it's really kind of a shakeout race for me anyway.

I startled my grad student because I was actually working at my lab bench for a change

Bernal looked like he was going to die at the beginning of this Giro, but today he's looking strong. I wonder if he had that illness that was going around. #GirodItalia

Uh oh. And I had just stolen the egg I needed. Oof.

Trying to lose a couple pounds for race season so I've been making even more Asian food than normal. This was a Thai basil stir fry. The combination of Thai chili, basil, lime juice, fish sauce, oyster sauce, lemon grass, and kefir lime leaves is just lovely.

New chair day. The old one was falling apart.

Gotta respect the efforts of Eulálio this tour. #GirodItalia

This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.

No money for pediatric cancer research but there's $1.7 billion for people who beat cops and smeared feces on the walls of the US Capitol.

Hey #AbSciCon! Come on by this evening for a book event with me and the great @karenlloyd.bsky.social - tales from the deep sea, the arctic, and volcanoes! Just a short bus ride away…

Time for a rest day or two

Can we just admit that this experiment of putting the worst of humanity in charge of every aspect of our government was a terrible idea?

Petra Stiasny needs a Marco Pantani-style hat to complete the pirate climber vibe #LaVueltaFemenina

Uh oh, Bunel has her war face on. #LaVueltaFemenina