Adam Becket

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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Could this be the happiest ride on Earth? Cycling on car free roads in the Dolomites might be hard, but it's also pure joy Italy's Sellaronda Bike Day is a car-free celebration of cycling across legendary Giro d’Italia climbs. We didn’t need asking twice…

A (thankfully very rare) production balls-up meant this feature was published in today's mag with a page missing. So, here it is online, in full glorious completeness, with our grovelling apology...

www.cyclingweekly.com/news/sellaro...

UAE Team Emirates-XRG have now won 92 races this season. The previous record was 86 by Columbia-HTC with 85.

when there's a good 0% cask then I'll get onboard

It is still very unusual, outrageous actually

it felt like I was hanging out with the right wing men

it was like a "oh this is the audience" moment. Felt intimidated to read my book in the interval. What an evening

I went to see Fin vs History live in Bristol last night cos, find it vaguely amusing. The audience was _not_ laughing ironically, but genuinely at some of the riskier material, and a man on my row thought it would be funny to put his hand up in a nazi salute to ask a question. Lovely.

Oh, and it turns out the guy with the umbrella is definitely a new breed of activist

It's now 76/7 and even if Australia still win from here my morning has been brightened

A cricket scorecard showing Australia as 75/6, batting first against Pakistan at the Women's Cricket World Cup

Schadenfreude is real

As with my broken ankle, it does not make me want to suffer a serious setback ever again. It's horrible. This sounds obvious but yes

'Hi Oliver do you want to make yourself look stupid in the newspaper again?'

'Sure'

telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/…

Victoria Derbyshire, "You described Reform UK as the right wing fascists of 1930s, why?"

Lord Heseltine, "Because that's what they are"

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car.

Our car culture summed up in one video.

I have no memory of getting this up so it was clearly a wild saturday night

Real Betis defender Hector Bellerin, welcome to The War on Cars.

outrageous

is there no such thing as private accounts on here?!

honestly it feels closer than it should be, given the heart surgery, the general unwellness. I guess we should make the most of him while we can?

but what is wild is that these are two _alternative_ comedians. Interesting. I have nothing further interesting to say

see also: Tim Key

Fascinated that Bob Mortimer has become inescapable. Books, panel shows, fishing show, podcasts, he's on the radio. Good thing I will not tire of Bob Mortimer

Broadly ok!! Like uncomfortable but not awful and just unusual

I went on my second run since breaking my ankle tonight yay!

huuuuuuge

Israel-Premier Tech to be renamed and rebanded, 'moving away from its current Israeli identity', as co-owner Sylvan Adams steps back Israeli team was the subject of protests at the Vuelta a España and beyond

Israel-Premier Tech to be renamed and rebanded, 'moving away from its current Israeli identity', as co-owner Sylvan Adams steps back

www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/israe...

In the Shadow of St Paul’s A taste for the finer things in life.

Last year, @thefence.bsky.social published the only in-depth piece on new Archbishop Sarah Mullally's time as Bishop of London.

On the man who stole £5million from the diocese before making lurid allegations against fellow clerics - some with fatal consequences.

www.the-fence.com/in-the-shado...

it was fine, it was in quite a nice bit of Stockwell