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Nick Squillari didn't own Apex Sports Bikes – in fact, he'd never heard of it. So why was his face all over its website? @iaintreloar.bsky.social investigates a sophisticated new scam site targeting cyclists: escapecollective.com/the-bike-sho...

We return you now to the Iain Treloar Cinematic Universe where the Flemish Association of Merckx Sculptors is all in a tizz. escapecollective.com/the-men-that...

Lachlan Morton, Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenepoel have this in common: they have appeared in promo shots for kits they never wore, endorsing a brand they’ve never heard of. escapecollective.com/these-riders...

22 bikes a day are stolen in Melbourne. I decided to buy one to return it to its rightful owner – and found myself on a hair-raising ride with an outlaw. escapecollective.com/the-afterlif...

We asked Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet to rank his donkeys, and explain their electoral process. escapecollective.com/guillaume-ma...

A story about a bike as a child, and a bike as a parent. escapecollective.com/the-bike-und...

Don’t read this amazing story - listen to it on the rabbit holes podcast. No one tells a cycling story like @iaintreloar.bsky.social @escapecollective.bsky.social

Is a bike from AliExpress a bargain hunter's delight, or a disaster waiting to happen? We ordered a frameset to find out. escapecollective.com/i-bought-a-f...

The Met Gala of cycling. Everyone's saying it. escapecollective.com/imagining-th...

This from @iaintreloar.bsky.social is well worth your time

One last chat with The Stavanger Stallion.

Waka Waka hey hey.

In a world of embargoes, only one marketer has the courage – and very particular set of skills – for an impossible job. Chad from Marketing returns in 'The Wheel Bag Ultimatum'. Only at Escape Collective now. escapecollective.com/how-to-sell-...

Went for a bike ride. Was good. You should do it, too.

A big bendy road penis is not supposed to be on the tarmac of the Vuelta a España. And yet, there it is. escapecollective.com/my-god-its-m...

Who's the Vuelta's sleepiest boy? A Very Important Photo Gallery for @escapecollective.bsky.social.

We're answering all the big questions for you. escapecollective.com/michael-stor...

Ranking the Tour's police officers from cute to scary 👮 How much of a yummy boy soup are the team ice baths? 🛀 These are just some of the stories @iaintreloar.bsky.social and @jonnylong.bsky.social didn't get around to this Tour de France escapecollective.com/the-stories-...

In the chaos at the top of Mont Ventoux, Urška Žigart and Tadej Pogačar were a bubble of calm. We spoke to her about the search for such moments in the whirlwind. escapecollective.com/a-moment-on-...

What a stage. Maybe my favourite ever day at a bike race. Here's my latest for @escapecollective.bsky.social from #TDF2025: escapecollective.com/inside-an-un...

The two-rider TotalEnergies breakaway today was never going to pay off – but that wasn't the point. escapecollective.com/what-its-lik...

“How does it make you feel to run?”, I asked her in a lull, trying to get her to join the dots between input and outcome. She paused. “I feel relaxed,” she said. “And calm.” This one's about – and for – my beautiful daughter.

Pass it on. escapecollective.com/happy-though...

Your antidote to the world today: this wholesome little showcase of kids' drawings of bikes. escapecollective.com/welcome-to-t...

Inspiration, or imitation? We investigate the curious tale of two lookalike bike racks. escapecollective.com/a-tale-of-tw...

It's the most wonderful time of the year... escapecollective.com/its-turkmen-...

@sgalpin.bsky.social shares her side of the story about that contentious Afghanistan evacuation. A brutal but important read: shannongalpin.substack.com/p/the-audaci...

🚨Very Normal Sponsorship alert🚨 escapecollective.com/but-of-cours...

Time to eat some things that expired in 2016, I guess. escapecollective.com/taste-test-t...

If they're playing 'Sex on Fire' at the Giro, this is why👇 escapecollective.com/why-do-they-...

Well, that was certainly something. escapecollective.com/i-watched-th...

We've been cooking up something new, and I couldn't be happier with how this first ep turned out. Get it in your ears wherever you get your podcasts.

Has Mauro Gianetti been editing his Wikipedia page? My latest for @escapecollective.bsky.social escapecollective.com/the-curious-...

Back on the scam beat for @escapecollective.bsky.social ... escapecollective.com/theres-a-new...

Big week for sports governance. Sounds boring, but isn't - and could have huge implications for cycling no matter the result.

Two years ago this week, @escapecollective.bsky.social launched. If you look at this clumsy collage of articles and think "hmm yes, I'd like to read that", please join us: it keeps the lights on, is a vote for independent media, and we'd love to have you. If you're a member already – thank you. 🧡

The Chinese groupset manufacturer Sensah offers a large – and very affordable – range. But is it any good, and can it compete with the big brands? escapecollective.com/sensah-group...

How are they arranged? Who swings the hardest? All your questions about the Annual QuickStep Pillow Fight, answered.

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