Bit of a chat re things uk road racing thanks @thebritishcontinental.co.uk

Last night I watched A Sunday in Hell, Jorgen Leth's magnificent film about the 1976 Paris-Roubaix, on the big screen, with additional detail and context courtesy of @willfoth.bsky.social.

Unsurprisingly, it was a tremendous evening.

Thanks Jack so glad you enjoyed it

He’s peaking too early again 😂

A Sunday in Hell screenings Jorgen Leth’s classic documentary about the 1976 edition of Paris-Roubaix, with live intro and Q&A with The Guardian’s William Fotheringham, author of ‘Sunday in Hell: Behind …

First up, Ely tomorrow… still a few tickets left for this one. More in the New Year…

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wow, what a moment to treasure!! Amazing.
Also @willfoth.bsky.social book is well worth a read about the making of the film

Ned's bang on here.

Best Frenchman award basically

Place Taffin!

France’s wait for Tour win rumbles on with no prospect of victory in sight | William Fotheringham Bernard Hinault was the last home champion as the sport has gone international, with winners from Colombia and Slovenia

Nice piece in the @theguardian.com today. @willfoth.bsky.social - do you think the real issue might be multiple French teams (each with one of the potential french champs) and they all seem more interested in beating one another rather than winning.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

Quel triomphe! Tour de France celebrates 50 years of finishes on Champs-Élysées From LeMond’s astonishing comeback to Cavendish’s four victories, the final dash up the great avenue is now part of race folklore

Cycling as SPORT klaxon:

It's that time again: a few days before the start and a nice piece on one aspect of the Tour by @willfoth.bsky.social, completed by a photo by the one and only Graham Watson. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

Looking forward to the full race preview!

Tour de France 2025: stage-by-stage guide to this year’s race On the 50th anniversary of the first Tour finish on the Champs-Élysées, we could be in for a cliffhanger finish

Nice concise bite-sized explanations of each stage from seasoned Tour commentator @willfoth.bsky.social .
We expect nothing less.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

Simon Yates rides away with prize of Giro d’Italia while rivals lose the plot | William Fotheringham Isaac del Toro and Richard Carapaz became distracted by each other, allowing the Lancastrian to claim a second Grand Tour

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

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Iconic location on todays Vuelta stage

Really great to see @theguardian.com give good space to this obit of the late Barry Hoban. He didn’t get the fame he merited when he was racing, good to redress the balance a small bit

Matty Brennan, Britain's hottest talent, spent a large part of his childhood sitting behind a derny at Middlesbrough velodrome. The concrete track was crucial in his development. Now the velodrome needs extra funding to maintain it. If you can help...

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/middlesbro...

So it’s happening without the two biggest stars in the sport & without the dominant organiser? Good luck with that

Just reading about this now in Roule Britannia 👍

There’s quite a lot of info in there if you start looking 😁

He sold her before the race left town but kept her collar & bell

She was called Estelle

Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85 Barry Hoban, the British cycling Icon and eight-time Tour de France stage winner has died aged 85

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Block tailwind will make it wild even if the rain doesn’t show up

Wednesday in the Weald = Sunday in Hell - one of the nicest venues we’ve had for a screening. Rye tomorrow

No. Not unless there is long term investment in grass roots. Next question pls.

Glasgow Film Theatre showing of A Sunday in Hell, introduced here by William Fotheringham and Kenny Pryde

actually a splendid Tuesday in Glasgow with @willfoth.bsky.social

Tuesday in Glasgow = Sunday in Hell looking forward to the Film Theatre screening tonite

See if it’s still a fried chicken shop which it was in 2017

Should be a lot of fun in a city with massive cycling history