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with the commencement of Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico isn’t far behind, so here are my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I’d most want to win/do well):

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ roglič
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ carapaz, wout
⭐️⭐️⭐️ valter, de lie
⭐️⭐️ lund andresen
⭐️ bilbao, alaphilippe

woke up this morn and realised I forgot to do my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I’d most want to win) for Paris-Nice, so before stage 1 ends, here they are:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ vingegaard
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ kelderman, ayuso
⭐️⭐️⭐️onley
⭐️⭐️ donaldson, van dijke twins
⭐️ rodríguez, walker

I like her! I think she’s super disciplined and works hard but she’s not suspiciously invincible so as to make races boring like some of the top riders on the men’s side, so I always root for her

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and here are my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I’d most want to win) for the Strade Bianche women’s race:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ vollering, pieterse
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ vos, kopecky
⭐️⭐️⭐️ ghekiere, van anrooij
⭐️⭐️ de vries, gåskjenn
⭐️ rüegg, markus, bredewold

Strade Bianche is almost among us, so here are my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I’d most want to win) for the men’s race:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ seixas
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ carapaz, bilbao
⭐️⭐️⭐️ alaphilippe, t piddy
⭐️⭐️ christophersen, mohorič
⭐️ jorgenson, vader, del toro

v ready for another hopefully entertaining race without the ’aliens’: Le Samyn - here are my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I want to win):

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ lukaš kubíš
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ kopecký, de vries
⭐️⭐️⭐️ jakobsen, laporte
⭐️⭐️ strand hagenes
⭐️ govekar, huens

did this over on twitter so I’m gonna post it here too - riders who have my unconditional support this season:

🚴🏼‍♂️
olav kooij (when he returns)
christophe laporte
primož roglič/remco evenepoel
the kopecký brothers
lukaš kubíš

🚴‍♀️
demi vollering
maud oudeman
imogen wolff
marianne vos
puck pieterse

can’t believe my fave lara gillespie won a race and I couldn’t watch it because I was working😠

tbf I think they tried, they just didn’t have the money that BORA now does

it’s a shame because looking at the final standings, if MVDP wasn’t present, this probably would’ve been a very entertaining race

this race was frustrating😔happy for tim van dijke and laporte though 😙✌️

vermeersch does not deserve this podium at all sorry😔he is going to learn absolutely nothing from this

You know, maybe it's a good thing Van Aert is sick for this one

they all do this every time😔they never learn

not much tbh, there’s a breakaway, a load of minor crashes and mechanicals, and asgreen has just gone off the front

The cycling season starts today

and here are my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I’d most want to win) for Omloop WE:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ vollering
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ kopecky, wolff
⭐️⭐️⭐️ van anrooij, gillespie
⭐️⭐️ bredewold, gåskjenn
⭐️ roseman-gannon, andersson

now that the season is about to OFFICIALLY start, I’m bringing BACK my predictions (that aren’t really predictions just a list of who I most want to win), starting with Omloop ME:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ lukaš kubíš
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ kopecký brothers, laporte
⭐️⭐️⭐️ de lie, strand hagenes
⭐️⭐️ lund andresen
⭐️ donaldson, huens

oh that’s true, looking back 2024 was crazy

so true😌 (and we can ignore the 2024 Clásica de Almería incident as he managed to play it off and win anyway)

I feel like his ankle is probably still playing up and he doesn’t think he stands a chance with mvdp there now anyway so he’s decided to take more time off😔

I genuinely can’t believe that this many people are out sick/injured already at this point in the season😔 is it usually like this and I’m just forgetting, or is it worse this year than normal?

fingers crossed that you can!🤞

You know what, I kinda agree🤔intern might be a good starter position, juuuust so we can make sure that albert is really cut out for the job

I absolutely love it, the atmosphere is always so good and you’re guaranteed to see 100% of the racing in person (unlike road, which is also great, but you might see like 10% of a race go past you)

🤣🤣🤣ok I think @cyclartist.bsky.social and I can agree that by this point you mayyyy have done enough for us to let you in

Inside Manchester velodrome.

Emma Finucane, Iona Moir and Rhian Edmunds on the Women’s Sprint podium.

Matthew Richardson, Hamish Turnbull and another rider on the Men’s Keirin podium.

currently making the most of the once-in-a-year opportunity I get to watch track cycling near me😌

christophe winning today has reminded me of kooij’s absence😔I hope he’s on the road to recovery and we can see how he is with the new team soon

isaac del toro