Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange), even though the book it was based on was recently exposed as a fantasy, and even though I'm a biiig Blade Runner fan.

Just checking in on how Van Emden has turned VLAB around and how all the sports directors who were let go and went to EF and FDJ are doing with those teams?

Oooo, Koch already in trouble in #LaVuelta. But it's a big group again so I think she survived today.

Jip op #Eurosport is leuk, maar ze is vaak 1,5 sec stil en gaat dan weer verder. Bijna altijd begint de hoofdcommentator dan ook net weer te praten of te antwoorden, dus gaat het door elkaar! Niet jouw schuld, @ewallays.bsky.social :) Het zou misschien helpen als jullie naast elkaar zouden zitten.

A ginger in the lead at #LaVuelta!

Yay, Nits on Fip! www.radiofrance.fr/fip/radio-rock | www.youtube.com/watch?v=4idm...

@jmvtol.eurosky.social Engelse verstripping:

❤️ ¡Tenemos nueva líder! Franzi Koch se viste con La Roja 😍 We have a new race leader! Franzi Koch puts on La Roja 📸 Cxcling Creative Agency | Carrefour | #LaVueltaFemenina

@timfietst.bsky.social Nu kunnen we je niet alleen niet meer quoten, maar zelfs niet antwoorden!

Now seeing the overhead, I don't think she unclipped. She swerved, bumped into Bossuyt, was startled I guess and reacted, and then I think her chain or gear skipped.

Wow Kopecky brilliantly brought to the front but seemed overstretched, swerved (from exhaustion?), unclipped, lucky to stay upright. @lavueltafem.bsky.social #LaVuelta

Oh no. Rüegg touches wheels with team mate Kerbaol(?) and crashes. Stays down so will lose the red leader's jersey. #LaVuelta @lavueltafem.bsky.social

Mijn ouders zijn geboren in de oorlog. Een granaatscherf ging door mijn moeders wieg. Oudooms & -tantes hebben in het jappenkamp gezeten maar iedereen heeft het overleefd. Niettemin ben ik opgegroeid en opgevoed met veel besef en respect voor de ontberingen, opofferingen en met name de slachtoffers.

@ed3d.net Did you guys name the podcast after seeing knowyourmeme.com/memes/were-j... ?

Was able to reach Karsten Kroon on Instagram to help him pronounce Niamh (Finn's sister) as Neve. #Romandie

Fun stage at @lavueltafem.bsky.social ! Lots of possibilities, hard to predict (except for @mazzok.bsky.social ), shame about the crash that took Vos out of contention, and shame on Trek for abandoning Realini on stage 1 already.

It feels like Noemi Rüegg has raced in every race so far this season. Good choice for the stage today.

Attacking after an unforced crash is not a shitty move, it's just racing. Other teams may not like it, but ramifications on following days is what the attackers consider in their calculation. Like Sdworx and Movistar now too, pulling hard when Vos is OTB. Sucks for Vos but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ASO doing the fake sound effects again, now also in @lavueltafem.bsky.social ... Here are some real church bells!

Great signage and safety nets there on that narrow bridge during a wet descent on @lavueltafem.bsky.social As we say in Dutch: with pinched buttocks through the corner.

Who up watchin La Vuelta women?

Morgen is het met Jip en mezelf te doen op Eurosport! Vijf dagen deze jongen en daarna gidst mijn dierbare collega @timfietst.bsky.social jullie door de Asturias

Helemaal klaar voor 👌

More useful map of @lavueltafem.bsky.social 2026 starting today, finish on Saturday on the Angliru. Unfortunately there are no maps per stage and no official link to the roadbook.

JW van Schip gets the most combative award, interview on the podium: "Thanks, even though this is always the prize for the dumbest rider." Laughter from the crowd. He's happy that he feels good again with new medecine for intestine problems.

Ercole Baldini - The Train of Forlì (Giro winner and world champion in 1958, born 1933 & died 2022 in Forlì, between Ravenna and Cesena in Emilia-Romagna), via gruene.social/@jon/1165050... #procycling

UCI 1.2 one day race in the Europe Tour, the Ronde van Overijssel now streaming live with 70 km to go. Route: afstandmeten.nl/index.php?id... Elevation between 15 and 70 metres above sea level. #procycling www.youtube.com/watch?v=s53R...

Wereldwijd stranden pogingen om bossen te herstellen, met schadelijke gevolgen voor de biodiversiteit en het klimaat. Eén van de grootste herstelprogramma's ter wereld had zelfs een averechts effect.

TIL that the important electronic circuit the Schmitt Trigger en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitt... (e.g. delayed switching to avoid noise) was inspired by the "squid giant axon", a macro nerve fibre with a diameter of 0.5 to 1.5 mm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_g...

Another cloudless day, 20 degrees, high winds, and wildfires in military domains. But everything was lush & green here.

Random cool car photo I once took

"Latex [has] recently become a popular alternative material for making inner tubes." Ha! Recently on a geological scale, yes. Non-cycling website writes about cycling: hackaday.com/2026/04/29/b...

According to Dutch waste water measurements, Sars-Cov-2 concentrations have never been so low since they started collecting (or publishing?) these numbers in Oct 2020. Via mastoreader.io?url=https%3A...

Emmanuel Macron is younger than me and his wife Brigitte is older than Michelle. So I think there's still a chance!! C'mon Mickey, let's take our bicycles apart together.

Plume of the wildfire about to land in Norwich, UK.

@iamjensee.bsky.social How about a Citroën 2CV with a V6 engine to carry your boards to the beach? www.instagram.com/p/DXtD6DKjC04/

Only Frenchmen with Iberian surnames are able to follow Pogster. #procycling

Het is oostenwind, dus als de rook over de weg waait tussen Wezep en 't Harde, dan is de brand op het militair oefenterrein, "Artillerie Schietkamp Oldebroek". Daar is allicht ook grote kans op iets wat de boel in de fik steekt.

More from an absolutely gorgeous day out in the countryside, windy but sun all day & about 18 degrees, very few people about. flic.kr/s/aHBqjCSqU4

*Donating salt to those in need

Fuck this shit. I don't want to HAVE to use an app or be left behind. With battery drain, and memory use, and having an account, and data going somewhere, and monetisation in the future.

Swedish Shack (with orange bunting)

*Donating salt to those in need

Getting some extra salt #moo

Recap of the #procycling Spring by Sporza TV, men + women, 45 minutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Aj...

Better Call Salò www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDB...

I sometimes hear ravens calling on my walks and it's always a delight. There aren't many in NL, max. 150 breeding pairs. They were extinct in the 1920s, reintroduced in the 1970s. I spent a little time whistling back, copying his rhythm. He also kept calling but I'm never sure if it's a dialogue.

The distance between the USA (a country) and Africa (a continent) is about π thousand miles.