Jonny Long

How a decisive ferry crossing helped produce the Transcontinental Race's youngest-ever winner 5,000 km across Europe comes with its fair share of ultra cycling prowess, rulebook drama and unfailing courage.

How a decisive ferry crossing helped produce the Transcontinental Race's youngest-ever winner
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Spin Cycle: Spill the beans Froome finally speaks on Rozman, sort of.

Spin Cycle: Spill the beans escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-s...

Spin Cycle: Guadel-oops UAE are working together, nature is healing.

Spin Cycle: Guadel-oops escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-g...

Spin Cycle: Unsquashing the beef Beef, as far as the eye can see.

Spin Cycle: Unsquashing the beef escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-u...

The stories we didn't get around to writing at the Tour de France 2025 Including: How much of a yummy boy soup are the team ice baths?

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

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Spin Cycle: We need to talk about Tadej Plus: Vingegaard's playlist is revealed.

Spin Cycle: We need to talk about Tadej escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-w...

Spin Cycle: Why am I still here? Pogačar has his Scheffler moment.

Spin Cycle: Why am I still here? escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-w...

Why have riders stopped getting fined for nature breaks at the Tour de France? The biggest piss-tery of this Tour de France.

The big question of this Tour de France answered:
Why have riders stopped getting fined for nature breaks at the Tour de France? 🤔
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‘Weird they don't answer you': Arensman hung out to dry by Brailsford on biggest day of his career ASO asks reporters to not ask 'non-racing questions' in winner's press conference.

‘Weird they don't answer you': Arensman hung out to dry by Brailsford on biggest day of his career escapecollective.com/its-weird-th...

Spin Cycle: Brailsford makes a break for it Guillaume Martin can juggle.

Spin Cycle: Brailsford makes a break for it escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-b...

Dave Brailsford won’t talk about the 2012 Tour de France After an ARD investigation linked a longtime staffer to a doctor at the heart of a doping ring, the team has refused to answer questions about the claims.

Dave Brailsford won’t talk about the 2012 Tour de France.

After an ARD investigation linked a longtime staffer to a doctor at the heart of a doping ring, Brailsford and the team have refused to answer questions about the claims. Story with @caleyfretz.bsky.social

Dave Brailsford won’t talk about the 2012 Tour de France After an ARD investigation linked a longtime staffer to a doctor at the heart of a doping ring, the team has refused to answer questions about the claims.

Dave Brailsford won’t talk about the 2012 Tour de France

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Spin Cycle: Can't get a text back Isaac del Toro is back in a big way.

Spin Cycle: Can't get a text back escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-c...

Spin Cycle: Muscle memory autographs Plus, more coffin talk. How cheery!

Spin Cycle: Muscle memory autographs escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-m...

Kévin Vauquelin's big day out Stage 6 saw the Tour start from Kévin Vauquelin's hometown of Bayeux, and his people were out in force to mark the occasion.

Kévin Vauquelin's big day out

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Roglič confirms that he 'does not give a flying f**k' Luke Plapp said on his podcast that Roglič has been sharing his seemingly nihilistic Tour worldview freely in the peloton, but the reality may be more nuanced.

Roglič confirms that he 'does not give a flying f**k' #TDF2025 escapecollective.com/roglic-confi...

It was a bad day to be Bryan Coquard The French sprinter once lost a Tour stage by only a centimeter. Today might have been worse.

Today is a new day. But yesterday it was a bad day to be Bryan Coquard 😢 escapecollective.com/it-was-a-bad...

Spin Cycle: Don't squeeze the lemon Plus, a dollop of regretti spaghetti.

Spin Cycle: Don't squeeze the lemon escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-d...

Spin Cycle: I need a Lille help So many new jerseys, good and bad.

Spin Cycle: I need a Lille help escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-i...

Vingegaard and his 'Classics squad' plot secret revenge Tour You get the sense that Visma-Lease a Bike are chomping at the bit for the chance to take the fight to a seemingly all-powerful Tadej Pogačar.

Vingegaard and his 'Classics squad' plot secret revenge Tour escapecollective.com/vingegaard-a...

Pogačar and Co. reach pre-Tour de France enlightment in Lille A sense of serenity fell over three of the big four in the big pre-Tour de France press conference.

Pogačar and Co. reach pre-Tour de France enlightment in Lille escapecollective.com/pogacar-and-...

Primož Roglič out of context at the pre-Tour de France press conference: "Every day that you live is closer to your last one." Thanks, Primož

I worked on ITV's Tour de France coverage for 30 years, here's what it was like Phil Long has been providing results sheets and all kinds of graphics for the British Tour-viewing public for three decades. This summer will be his last.

The end of this year's Tour de France will signal the very sad end of ITV's fantastic coverage after 40 years. My dad's worked on it for the past 30, so I asked him to write about it 🇫🇷✍️ @escapecollective.bsky.social escapecollective.com/i-worked-on-...

Spin Cycle: A gaggle of Groupama-FDJs The Danish TT drama continues apace.

Spin Cycle: A gaggle of Groupama-FDJs escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-a...

Spin Cycle: Wrong watch on Danish time Turns out the 2024 Danish TT champs was the place to be.

Spin Cycle: Wrong watch on Danish time escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-w...

Why is Lance Armstrong's podcast allowed to sponsor Hincapie's new team? The logo for 'The Move' can be spotted on the jersey of new squad Modern Adventure Pro Cycling, but it may fall foul of the terms of Armstrong's lifetime ban from the sport.

Why is Lance Armstrong's podcast allowed to sponsor Hincapie's new team? escapecollective.com/why-is-lance...

Spin Cycle: Ai(street)car named pre-Tour drama Come on in, the weeds are warm.

Spin Cycle: Ai(street)car named pre-Tour drama escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-a...

Spin Cycle: Juan flew over the cuckoo's nest Mikkel Bjerg is speaking his truth.

Spin Cycle: Juan flew over the cuckoo's nest escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-j...

Spin Cycle: Bye bye Bardet, Bardet goodbye There's a new star coming out of Colombia ...

Spin Cycle: Bye bye Bardet, Bardet goodbye escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-b...

Spin Cycle: Pogačar on (time) trial Quick-Step are having fun with their abacus.

Spin Cycle: Pogačar on (time) trial escapecollective.com/spin-cycle-p...