Jason

Tro Bro Leon, Bretagne Classic, Paris Tours

Excellent teamwork and riding got her in a position to be as dangerous as she was up Madeleine. last stage made a split riders like Kerbaol and Rooijakkers missed, but Kasia and Demi working to drop you is not exactly easy, still fought for every second. One of the most memorable rides and teams

People being rude to Sarah is mean but also stupid

The race was so much better for the way she (and the team) rode. Knew her strengths and capitalised, forced rivals to counter and find different strengths and terrain for it

Tour rewards all round riders but also grit and guile she earned 6th with

On the one hand maybe the races are too long and predictable on the other this man lives for the 5th hour of a race and who are we to deny an honest rouleur his livelihood?

Imagine watching a race where Remco is actually in position and ready when the action starts he'd be so good

There is a notable difference in the crowd we're getting on the older narrower roads like Muur di Kigali and then these huge shiny highways and Avenues where they've put most of the rest of the course. Distinctly feels they're trying to show the richer areas more and less where people live. A shame

Honestly why are they bothering to keep sending Russian this one 'neutral' invite

So this Artym Nych a conti level rider Russian 'neutral' athlete, best results all in the domestic Portuguese cycling scene, and he is making moves in Group 2 with the the best in the world? Yeah sure sounds like a legit unknown talent

Roglic is honestly looking dangerous to me

In the whole of 2024, one pedestrian was killed in a collision with a pedal cycle.

Everyone already has my data, let me carry fewer IDs

I also once got turned away from a Microsoft (multiple choice) fundamentals exam again only a driving license, and no amount of photo evidence of a passport left at home would sweet talk them

I basically once begged a librarian to let me have a library card against policy as I only had a driving license no bills in my name but got him to accept an email with my literally rental contract as 'technically' proof

Literally every single job application I do, place I've ever lived, entry level work exam I've done, library I've joined, has asked me to declare my religion ethnicity marital status sexuality gender disabilities and two pieces of legal ID. This argument is just stupid and ignorant of actual UK life

'i don't like being attack' says genocide supporter when it's suggested they stop supporting genocide

The corporation is being deluded and dishonest with itself and the public then

There's a new actively pro rightwing reporting or editorial decision at the BBC every week

Young Kings would rather conquer the known world than stay at home and clean up more Greek rebellions

'Without a name change, without a flag change, we won't continue' - Israel-Premier Tech bike sponsor Factor convinces team owner to make name and flag change A new name and financial arrangement are yet to be worked out, Factor's Rob Gitelis tells Cyclingnews

“But the protests won’t do anything!!!”

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Fire Tim Davie

Best flat TT probably 2021 Tour, he did win the first one at 50+kph ahead of Kung. But this was more like the 2023 Tour TT, Pog was still good really just a dominant ride destroys the field

Van Wilder getting Bronze by a second and a half is a relief

If Pog podiumed narrowly after that draft it would honestly have been a farce

Pogacar washed
Cycling is back

🇪🇸 Spanish government responds to UCI

“It is surprising to note that your statement does not include at any time an explicit call on Netanyahu’s government to stop the massacre and barbarity being suffered by the people of Palestine.”

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📸 Cor Vos

It just is a unique change era Women's cycling is in right now. AvdB seeing it worthwhile to un-retire, Marion Rousse who left competition at 24 for better media work now running the event won by a childhood friend. Mavi Garcia winning at 41 who wasn't a pro until her 30s. Unlikely to happen again

And a world road champion at 22 likely barely paid enough to be truly professional. There's a reason so many women's pros her age have degrees when the men don't as it just wasn't worth it to fully bet their early career on the road. National team MTB probably gave PFP better support until recently

Also somewhat related but just because I'm feeling unapologetically Francophile:

I got to be in the Velodrome at Paris Olympics when Benjamin Thomas won Gold and it was incredible the whole place was thunder

It's a special country and I hope the celebrations are huge for PFP

I'd love it to have TTs more regularly, adding a prologue probably easiest way to add a day. Love to have enough stages for a mid race test that forces them to show a little ahead of the finale (like a Mende stage). It was a great finish but no one had ever seen PFP's true climbing level before Sat

Home page of lequipe right now is just this full spread and it's honestly the best thing that could happen for Women's cycling

Cycling needs le Tour to lift it and le Tour needs France to love it

Once the Tour de France Femme has captured the French public there's no going back

Why are they interviewing her with an American in front of this crowd?

This should be fully a moment of French celebration

La Marseilles is always one of the best national anthems, but for a French Tour de France winner it's just something extra special

Hope they give Pauline a huge celebration in Paris too