Government sources had briefed there would be a clamp down on “tax breaks for high earners riding £4,000 e-bikes in the Surrey Hills”.

Something came in the post today, proud to have played my part :) @cyclingalmanack.bsky.social

Proud to have broken this story yesterday with the corresponding footage, ahead of the big outlets scrambling to write it up now :) www.linkedin.com/posts/callum...

Enjoyed penning a few thoughts on this, the retirement that doesn’t want to come…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Proud to have contributed once again to the @cyclingalmanack.bsky.social that you can pre-order now! (link below)

The Road Book 2025 pre‑orders open tomorrow exclusively for Road Book Society members. Your private link to order lands in inboxes at 10am. Don’t miss out. Register now to get access: theroadbook.co.uk/pages/the-ro...

Spotted! I was gifted Geraint Thomas’ Tour of Britain jersey, and saw David Rozman’s name among those embroidered in the Welsh dragon, situated just above Thomas’ own son!

"We offer what the internet can’t. But it’s not enough" A popular York bike shop is closing after 45 years, saying "we can no longer compete with what is on offer from the internet."

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨 Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

NEW: Hollowed out and holding riders back. On the eve of Geraint Thomas’ last race, I’ve done a deep dive on how the British Continental tier of cycling boomed and went bust during his career. open.substack.com/pub/callumde...

Good morning from the Tour of Britain! A wet rollout from Newport means a damp train to Cardiff is in order…

NEW: Hollowed out and holding riders back. On the eve of Geraint Thomas’ last race, I’ve done a deep dive on how the British Continental tier of cycling boomed and went bust during his career. open.substack.com/pub/callumde...

Good morning from the Tour of Britain! Today’s tip: attack early! The steepest gradients are before the final right hand bend with 150m to the line. Riders will cross the line three times though so should time their efforts well. Head says an Evenepoel/Onley battle, the heart yearns for Alaphilippe…

After 5 weeks out of action with concussion earlier this year, Torstein Træen is the new leader of #LaVuelta25. Here’s an extract from my 2023 @cyclingalmanack.bsky.social essay on the Norwegian. TLDR: he’s hard as nails…

Thanks for the responses to this. As many have pointed out it goes beyond football and sports writing. The capitulation to 'content' and hits is turning writing itself into a 'cost burden,' an anachronism. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

“It’s done! It’s done! The story is finally complete!” I’ve finished my master’s project on British road cycling’s boom and bust since London 2012. Very proud of my efforts, I’ll be putting together my project’s findings for a long read, maybe in time for Geraint Thomas’ homecoming…

I’m old enough (I.e at least 13) to remember when the Tour was decided by <1minute, the top 10 <10 minutes and the winner barely attacked. For the race to be like this with Ventoux and the Alps still to come is utterly mad!

Final day of expert analysis: it’s wet! Expect the peloton to ride carefully up the cobbled Mont Cassel as the roads are unlikely to dry in these temperatures!

Today’s expert analysis: it ends up! If Pogačar and Van der Poel don’t attack on the preceding climbs, surely they’ll be tempted on this final uphill drag (photo taken with 500m to go). Still the heart yearns for Roglification… #TdF2025

My expert analysis (from the other side of Hazebrouck) is that it is very windy! #Tdf2025

Arrived in Lille yesterday for the Tour de France and it didn’t take long to buy the essentials! Turns out combining my hobby into quasi-work related stuff is really rather fun… #TDF2025

Had the sudden urge to write about the Giro tonight, and redemption. So I did… open.substack.com/pub/callumde...

Came home today for the first time in a few months which meant I could finally get my hands on the 2024 @cyclingalmanack.bsky.social! Proud to have been a part in putting it together and matching Pogačar in completing the Giro-Tour double. Happy to say I’ve already filed my first reports for 2025 :)

"Our brand new Three Album Run series starts today. Why Can produced the most unassailable run of LPs in Krautrock" Three Album Run: How #Krautrock Never Bettered Can’s Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi & Future Days buff.ly/Tzp4nC2

Yesterday I had the pleasure of talking with JOMEC from Cardiff University. We discussed a myriad of issues ranging from the budget, bus fares and the 2026 Senedd elections

I spent a month detained in #Lebanon this summer. I was held in appalling conditions in a detention centre with #Syrian refugees, many of whom children. I got out. Others are still trapped in a system designed to harass refugees, forcing them across the border. www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...