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Big boy stem edition

> Current and upcoming races

14.10 - 19.10 Gree-Tour of Guangxi 2.UWT1
14.10 - 16.10 Tour of Chongming Island 2.WWT
14.10 - 19.10 Tour of Holland 2.1
15.10 Giro del Veneto 1.Pro
15.10 Veneto Women 1.1 WE
19.10 Tour of Guangxi Women's WorldTour 1.WWT
19.10 Veneto Classic 1.Pro
19.10 Utsunomiya Japan Cup Road Race 1.Pro
19.10 Chrono des Nations 1.1
19.10 Chrono des Nations 1.1 WE

> CX races

18.10 Exact Cross Essen C2
19.10 Superprestige Ruddervoorde C1
25.10 Exact Cross Heerderstrand C2
26.10 Superprestige Overijse - Vlaamse Druivencross C1
01.11 X2O Trofee Oudenaarde - Koppenbergcross C1
02.11 X2O Trofee Lokeren - Rapencross C2

> Mecha-Rusbert's webm folders:

https://pastebin.com/bA0Cb5BK

> Bert van Koers' ciclismo quizzes:

https://www.sporcle.com/user/Bert_van_Koers/quizzes/

> Races info:

https://www.procyclingstats.com/
https://firstcycling.com/

> CX races info

https://cyclocross24.com/
https://cx.procyclingstats.com/

> Free streams:

https://tiz-cycling-live.io/
https://cycling.today/live-streaming/
https://thedaddy.dad/

> Velodrama league code:

51196855

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> I video chatted with Paul last night, and he said he was going to win four stages in China. I'm hoping for five," says Johan Molly, the discoverer of the French thoroughbred, with a wink. "I think it's possible, because Paul is a real star."

> That wasn't the case in the spring. Magnier himself had announced that he wanted to try to keep up with the big guns in the Flemish classics. But the Frenchman didn't show up.

> I saw in Gent-Wevelgem that things weren't going well for Paul," says Molly. "Everything seemed fine on the first climb up Kemmelberg, but then he suddenly lost all his energy."

> The cause: incorrect training. "Paul had trained a lot for intensity, but not for endurance. As a result, his bobbin was quickly worn out."

> Magnier looked completely different physically due to the emphasis on explosiveness. "He looked like a bodybuilder. Tim (Merlier) was worried and told Paul not to overdo it."

> To save his season, Magnier changed trainers after the Classics. Frederik Broché (formerly of Belgian Cycling) got the French rising star back on track.

> At the Heistse Pijl, I saw the sharp and fresh Paul I know again. He was no longer the bodybuilder he was at the beginning of the season."

It's kinda crazy to me that there's trainers that still don't let their riders train on endurance and long races and get away with it





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> train a lot of intensity so your watts are there but you can't hang with the fast guys until the end
> train a lot of endurance so you can do your watts until the very end of the race but now these watts are too low anyways
there's no winning for lower tier riders like him no matter what he does









































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> The peloton in the NIBC Tour of Holland was held up on Friday afternoon by an oncoming car. This happened during the descent of the King of Spain. A truck also drove into the peloton during the neutralization. The race was then halted because the riders considered it too dangerous. As a result, the organizers decided to cancel the stage.

classic dutch incompetence but where is pcsman getting the thing about cows














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> "What happened today is that 25 traffic controllers didn't show up during the neutralization," Rondhuis explains. "That's why the neutralization was so chaotic. We fully secured the area from kilometer zero. We had several situations where other road users ignored stop signs from traffic controllers. They stopped at the side of the road, then started driving again, stopped again, and then started driving again. That's the sign, that's the red line, that we can't do this without police."

> "I feel like crying rather than laughing," the race organizer concludes his plea. "But the organizers and the teams don't discuss safety. We tried; I thought it was possible. But it turns out it's not. We had 130 motorcyclists and about fifty traffic controllers on Friday. We're doing it with almost two hundred people. It just didn't work out. And then you just have to admit that sometimes things just don't work out. End of race. We'll continue on Saturday. And again, guys, apologies!" This is followed by loud applause and multiple "thank yous."

based strongwilled cager stopping for nobody

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> We get that ads can be annoying. We use the internet too. 
> But PCS isn’t a faceless company: 
> 14 people work full-time to keep it running.
> Servers, data, and salaries all cost money. 
> We’re trying to keep as much free as possible, but sustainability matters too.
14 (fourteen!) people FULL-TIME? What the fuck are they doing.





































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MAGNIER has won his FOURTH straight stage of the extremely fraudulent Tour of Guangxi! Will we have the first French WT stage race winner in years? We find in tomorrow's queen stage, but first, it's time for another /WORLD TOUR WINE/ !!

Our exploration of China continues with a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from the Helan Mountains of Ningxia. This is biodynamically made, which is a natural method of vitification that uses the phases of the moon and other witchy ideas to help manage the grapes in the vineyard. Although the idea sounds like absolute bullshit, I actually love biodynamic wine. Usually the lunatics who have enough energy to do it are really taking care of their vines and vineyards, and they produce wines of great beauty and terroir.

Silver Heights "The Last Warrior" White Blend 2022 ($28)

Was a bit spooked because of a large amount of cloudy stuff floating in bottle. A bit of research revealed its biodynamic origin and I relaxed. Pours a pale straw gold. The nose is a bit reductive with light flint and green melon, light vanilla. The palate is lightly juicy with just a bit of tropical fruit then a pleasant textural, green finish. Acidity low-moderate, finish is short. This wine is simple, but actually quite transparent in its fruit and winemaking style. It's okay, no major issues, but not very interesting either.

This weekend we finish with our last /wtw/ of the year. I'll probably have a little retrospective and highlight some of my favorite bottles of the year, so look out for that.



























































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 >>/50974/
It's just annoying to take the bike on and off all the time.
Today is fine to ride outside but I don't have time tomorrow and during the week I come home too late to get decent hours outside before it is dark.
I'll probably start riding outside again when the hour changes and I have some vacation days to take up but for now it is rape, I don't even mind as long as I have some movies to watch.





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> Tetsuki Kaji and Kosuke Endo are two Japanese cyclocross riders who are trying to pursue their cyclocross dream in Belgium and the Netherlands.

> To further improve their fitness, they went on a month-long training camp in Girona.

> But 10 days ago, things went wrong on their way back to the Netherlands. "40 kilometers before Lyon, we stopped at a parking lot to eat at a nearby restaurant," Kaji testifies.

> "When we returned to the parking lot half an hour later, our bus was gone. Everything was gone."

> The stolen loot: 6 bikes (Giant), 5 sets of wheels, spare chains, bike computers, heart rate monitors, cycling jerseys, cycling shorts, cycling glasses, helmets, laptops, passports, and so on.

> "All we had left were our phones and the clothes we were wearing," sighs Kaji.

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> Wagner Bazin WB is only 33rd in the UCI rankings, ahead of only other ProTeams Flanders-Baloise and Novo Nordisk. This year, based on UCI points, it's ranked 69th. "Although we had some good riders, who I'm convinced have the potential to become good pros, it was difficult to achieve results right away. Some didn't give themselves all the resources they needed to perform."
Wait what. What kind of "resources"



























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Intermarche left our market couple years back and now its products are only being sold in one tiny brandstore, it costs pretty much the same as other products but I like to pretend it's higher quality since it was made by squakers (but I don't think it is). But at least it's the same product that's being sold in France.
You see some brands like to make normal products for markets like Germany and then the same product made of inferior ingredients for czech'em (and it's often even more expensive).

Of course the Big Food nuked the wiki article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_food_quality_scandal







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> "We stuck very closely to what we planned up front," said Ligthart. "We also deliberately didn't add any extra races. If we stick to our plan, we do what we do, then we know we'll perform well at certain times and score points in the important races. We haven't deviated from that."

very arrogant coming from a team where 50% of their points this year came from one rider, one unfortunate chute and they were below cofidis

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I've noticed, same with visma





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Well it's been a long and eventful season, but we finally come to the LAST /WORLD TOUR WINE/ of the year!! 

The Tour of Guangxi is unlikely to produce a French stage race winner (unless Paul DOUBLE chutes tomorrow, very possible, very possible...) We are concluding the year with our third Chinese wine of the race, and my most highly anticipated. This is a biodynamic Pinot Noir from same producer as yesterday, and actually has some positive press around it from very respected Western critics.

Silver Heights "Jiayuan" Pinot Noir 2021 ($50)

Pours a classic light ruby-red, transparent, light body. The nose immediately puts me on notice -- this is a very fine wine. Soft red cherry, light cinnamon/Chinese five spice, and some earthy potting soil. Very Burgundian. The palate is silky and light. Unfortunately the structure is where I miss the Burgundian magic. I wish there was just a bit more depth. It is not flabby, but it lacks some freshness to it to elevate it to true greatness. If I tasted this blind, I would call it a Spatburgunder from a good producer, probably a $30-40 price point. Overall, very impressive.

Well that is our last bottle to share for the 2025 season of /wtw/. Keep an eye out for a retrospective tomorrow.




















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> The organizers of the NIBC Tour of Holland have decided to remove the gravel section from the final stage. A final inspection revealed that the section is not safe enough for a peloton of cyclists to ride over multiple times. As a result, the circuit north of Arnhem has been modified.

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Lazkano dead,
Tratnik shadow of Tratnik from Visma,
Martinez-dead man,
Van Dijk brothers-dead
Vlasov-died long ago,
Pithie-dead
Adria-dead,
Van Gils worse than in Lotto Hindley/Roglić-dead.
Lipo good two months in summer and again went back into anonymity.

Welcome Remco 🤣🤣














































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He seems to be gone and dead. If Meurisse takes all the breakaway points that is 120. 5th place on the finishline is 180. Then my battle with Burgerbert depends on who bothers to sprint for 18th place. Or assist points for the Astana boys. Pretty damn close call after 8 months and 5 billion races
















































































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My extremely poor result in the warmup was probably what launched my comeback. I was so fed up with bad results. This is why I made another team for a little bit ("The Opposite") because all my picks just were doing terribly and I wanted to try picking the opposite. 

After my little early-season mental breakdown, I locked in on research, analyzing parcours and results, etc and suddenly started winning (while also being accused of being boring).































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> Pour le double vainqueur du Tour (2022 et 2023), Paul Seixas devrait ainsi faire preuve de patience : "Pour être honnête, je pense que j'attendrais si j'étais lui, a confié le Danois de la Visma-Lease a bike à RMC Sport. En tant que Français, probablement le plus grand talent en France, il va subir beaucoup de pression s'il y va, alors peut-être vaut-il mieux pour lui attendre quelques années, jusqu'à ce qu'il soit vraiment prêt. Je ne le connais pas personnellement, mais je sais qu'il a un très grand talent et dans ce cas, il vaudrait peut-être mieux pour lui attendre."
He's afraid




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Well the 2025 /cyc/ End-of-Season Banquet continues with a review of a spectacular year of /WORLD TOUR WINE/ !!

I started /wtw/ in January as a lark and honestly had no idea I would explore so many interesting and wonderful wines from places I would never think to drink otherwise. It really was an eye-opening experience for me. I do hope that some of you enjoyed the series. I'm going to highlight some of my favorite wines of the year, but first some figures.

> Total number of editions of /wtw/
67

> # of different types
Beer: 17
Orange: 1
Rose: 2
Sparkling: 4
White: 17
Red: 25

> Varietals
Total different varietals: 48
Most common red: Pinot Noir (5) 
Most common white: Chardonnay (4)
Most common beer: Pilsner (3)

> Extremes
Oldest wine: 2006 Elio Grasso Barolo
Youngest wine: 2024 Gancedo Godello
Cheapest wine: $12 Famille Perrin La Vielle Ferme Rouge
Most expensive wine: $275 Krug Grand Cuvee 172eme Edition



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Before I present the highly anticipated WINE OF THE YEAR, we will review a few wines that I thought were special in one way or another.

> Baudry Chinon Croix Boissee 2021 (Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley $58, TdF Stage 9)
Interestingly there is maybe no wine on the list that affected me more than this one. I was a little lukewarm on my initial review, but this bottle seemed to resonate with me the more I thought about it. It was so elegant, so transparent, such a beautiful expression of terroir. I have actually become a Baudry fanatic since this bottle. I highly recommend his wines - this bottle is his top cuvee but he has interesting cab francs at all prices.

> Terrevive Bergianti Rosato Brut NV (Lambrusco, Emilia-Romagna, Giro Stage 12, $26)
I've never had a Lambrusco that was so wild, so interesting, so ever-changing in the glass. Crazy good. I had always thought of Lambrusco as sort of being a cheap bistro wine, but this was truly great.

> Mas de Boislauzon Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Tintot 2015 (Chateauneuf-du-Pape, $88, Paris-Nice Stage 6)
This was one of the most intense, most no-holds-barred wines I had this year. Just crazy complex, rich, deep, profound. At 10-years-old it was at least 10-15 years too young. I ended up buying a few more 2015 and 2016 to stash in the cellar. 

> Cisteller Malvasia de Stiges 2022 (Malvasia, Barcelona, Volta Catalunya Stage 4, $42)
A sneakily profound white. If this were made in France, it would be $100+/bottle. Complex, evolving, balanced. Beautiful texture and minerality.

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And now, the WINE OF THE YEAR!!

I did score each wine on a scale out of 100, but kept these private since normally I don't put much stock in points or rankings. Everyone's taste is different. But whatever, this is an awards banquet. Out of my 67 editions, four wines achieved a score of 95 points. Each of these were profound, complex, wonderful wines. But only a single wine achieved a score of 96 points .

Dominio del Aguila Albillo Vinas Viejas 2020 (Ribera del Duero, $170, Vuelta Stage 19)

I fell in love with my first sniff. The nose is reductive, with honey, gunflint, perfumed white flower, ripe sweet lemon with a beautiful bracing of vanilla/oak. The palate is vibrant, with candied lemon peel, wonderful white stone minerality, and roiling acidity. The finish is long. The wine is complex and profound. This wine is stunning. Stunning.


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Flat our didn't like? Not, not really. In most cases, I was able to find an interesting, well-regarded wine for each race. In general, I dislike hot, boozy, flabby reds, so the Tour Down Under had the two worst reviewed wines of the year (both mid-priced Barossa Valley Shiraz).

For expensive wines, my least favorite was the Cuentavinas Arriscado Grenacha Blanc. It was $110, and while not bad, it was totally average. Probably most disappointing wine of the year.

The wines that exceeded their price-point included the Lambrusco above ($26), Chave Offerus ($30), Gancedo Godello ($27). The two wines that hung with the $100+ big boys that dominated the top of the rankings included the Baudry Chinon above ($58) and the Ar.Pe.Pe Grumello Rocca de Piro ($60).

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Since we're all making big posts
The seasons is over and the UCI points are tallied:

- Cofidis relegated
- Arkea relegated (and dead)
- Uno X Promoted (alongside xxx-premier tech and interlotto)
- Auto invites to the world tour races for tudor, q36 and cofidis
- Euskatel and Vini Fantini not eligible for wildcards in grand tours because they are out of the top 30 teams (yes they are that bad)

Theoretically Tietema's team could get a wildcard for the TDF because it's the only french license outside of totalenergies that is in play























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> team director Patxi Vila declined to comment due to 'team guidelines.' Lazkano himself has deleted his social media profiles and has kept his X account private, according to Ciclo21. "His prolonged absence is causing concern in the peloton.
I assume it's some silent dopage ban.







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2025 season awards

KWAB of the year nominations:
> VINGEGAARD
> EVENEPOEL
> WIDAR

Dopeur of the year nominations:
> DEL TORO
> POGACAR
> team UAE Team Emirates - XRG
> LIPOWITZ

Most pathetic event of the year nominations:
> AERT losing to POWLESS at Dwarf Doors
> VINGEGAARD lachee at the Cote du Depart Fictiff at the Euro champs
> The La Vuelta Ciclista a Espana

Most peculiar /cyc/ thing of the year nominations:
> /cyc/ velodrama GC
> Autismbert getting stuck in tunnels every othe day
> The great /cyc/ schizma
> Autismbert humbled in velodrama

The 2out van AERT trophy (memorial Peter 2agan):
> van AERT
> KUBIS
> VINGEGAARD





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Thought about how cool it would be to have a small, automatically reeled in bike lock, like those handyman tape measures, instead of this heavy chain I have and I have trouble of stashing it on my bike not scratching the paint, and which is ultimately useless if someone is even semi-prepared to steal a bike.
I just need mine to lock me bike when I enter a shop or leave it unattended for 20 minutes for any reason, just to knock the idea of nicking an unlocked bike out of any opportunist's head.
Of course someone already did this thing, of course it works and is a compact sized lightweight device I can stash in my chest pocket.
> pic rel
> thank you teutonic tormentors

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Kek, I remember that psyop very well, me mom and me nan couldn't stop yapping about. This and how margarine or butter is bad for you, switching between them in about 2 year intervals, then it is how much you have to eat kiwis (me nan was faster than today's charlatans, didn't save her from one of the most famous Breslauers, Mr. Alzheimer, rip nan) was how fat is bad. 
Today it is red meat is le bad, no animal proteins and aminoacids, no testosterone precursors for you, chud.



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Nope, saturated fat is still bad for you, it's a clear causal chain from higher LDL levels to eventually CVD events. Some of the most robust bodies of research we have in nutritional science. Also the easiest way to lower your heart disease risk is by substituting the saturated fats for polyunsaturated fats like vegetable oils.












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> Will Benoît Cosnefroy race alongside Tadej Pogacar for UAE Emirates XRG next year? According to Ciro Scognamiglio of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Frenchman is currently in talks with the star team. His contract with his current employers Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale expires at the end of this year.

The fuck

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This is exactly for this, obviously not leaving any bike "secured" by this funny wire overnight nowhere, even in still pretty safe Polska where I routinely leave my MTB unattended and unlocked.
But just to not get anxious when you're inside for 15 minutes longer then you thought you would? Perfect.

Think I have already told this story how I left my phone on a bench, in my old commieblock neighborhood.
It was easily visible, 2 meters from like a pretty frequented sidewalk with I would guess a 30 people per hour volume of pedestrians passing by.
Nothing happened, no one took it for I think 3 hours or so.
It was probably 2015 back then, it is 2025 now so I don't know if this situation would repeat today.

That's why you get that funny device, better safe then sorry.



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> The UCI has issued a press release advising against the use of ketones in the peloton. According to the cycling union, there is no scientific proof that ketones actually influence athletic performance, and the UCI therefore sees "no reason to use them and advises against including ketones in riders' nutrition plans."

Pinot vindicated



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2025 was a mixed year for riders /cyc/ made up and for our boys:

> DOUBLE is now a World Tour GC winning runner
> CANAL won a race (at least morally)
> KUBIS is a 2uperstar
> CHUMIL won a BIG stage
> EULALIO is the next ALMEIDA alright
> ARCHIBOLD still running strong
> HAMZA still pas normale
> KERGOZOU DE LA BOESSIERE stormed the chinese Grand Tour (HTV Cup)
> IDERBOLD with some BIG results

on the other hand

> MANCEBO retires
> SAINBAYAR disappointing season at the Burgos BH
> BIG MOREIRA is a quadracopter
> PADUNI retired
> EURO had an average year
> MONK washed
> MOHD ZARIFF disappointing year as a full time gregario
> STUSSI another blunder year
> LYU is riding MTBs or something and his last race was in February
> CHAWCHIANGKWANG about to retired
> CHALAPUD retired
> ROUGIER-LAGANE is washed
> Average year for SIRIRONNACHAI
> TZORTZAKIS barely raced at all
> MAL still banned
> Stalin PUENTESTAR still banned
> TOC mediocre

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 >>/51365/
I know, I am more than satisfied with my 185cm which turned out to be over 188cm when I measured meself like two years ago or so.
I know it is nothing compared to the skinwalkers from the south but at least I can buy normal bike frames and regular clothes, w*men are also satisfied with the amount of looking up they have to do.


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> At thirty, the speedy Italian can finally call himself a WorldTour rider, but Fiorelli had to wait a long time for this step. "I spoke with several teams during the last Giro, but that was it. Everyone seemed to be waiting for something... After the Giro, I decided to send my TrainingsPeaks (a popular cycling app, ed.) to Alpecin-Deceuninck. The team seemed interested, and suddenly I got a call from my manager." 
> "He said: they'll hire you. I thought he was talking about Alpecin, but it turned out to be Visma | Lease a Bike. The team contacted me the week after the Giro, and in early August I was able to sign the contract."

visma bros, second choice for a 30 year old italian...







































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What the hell is this, NEVER heard of this shit before

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-signed-uci-paperwork-complete-and-alex-howes-says-its-going-to-happen-for-modern-adventure-pro-cycling/
https://www.maprocycling.com/

Cringe. Why are Am*ricans like this. Also they have zero riders according to PCS


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> Still, Vingegaard realizes there are definitely one-day races that would suit him. "Cycling isn't just about stage races. There are also major one-day races, even for climbers like me: Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the world championships this year or next (in Canada), and the Tour of Lombardy," he observes. Whether he'll also compete in these major races in 2026 remains to be seen.

Here he goes again, I like that he just names some climbing races like he just found out they exist























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I just rinse it thoroughly with hot water and clean every part, when I see it's getting some residue maybe I use some vinegar or baking soda.

What do you mean let it dry in a cupboard, let it dry in the air. Are you just leaving water residue in it when it's upright inside a cupboard?




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How aboot some dishsoap?
I just rinse mine with warm water and a splash of dish soap, shaky shaky, squirt it out through the mouthpiece so it gets some too, rinse clean from the soap so another squirt through the mouthpiece too, let rest and dry on the side - nothing ever happens, unless I forget to empty them.









































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> The ultimate goal of Kulset and Uno-X: to deliver a Norwegian Tour winner. “With ambition and hard work, a lot is possible. And in 2030, I don't think Pogacar will win the Tour anymore,” concludes Hushovd, implying that Uno-X wants to aim for the very top in that Tour.

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> one of the oldies that jumbo hired actually gets unlocked
> trine questioning wout in an interview again
> perfect movistar tactics rob uijtdebroeks of a GC victory 
> bee stings a tour favorite 
> l'equipe hyping up the next French talent after some disappointing Seixas results 
> ??-premier tech/cycling academy 
> weather protocol getting triggered twice at the Giro
also maybe change roglic with primoz to change things up in the bingo card










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Um, so bertolo already leaked the whole tour 2026.
> alpe d'huez twice
that's a lot of eggs
https://www.velowire.com/article/1225/fr/tour-de-france-2026---les-rumeurs-et-certitudes-sur-le-parcours-et-les-villes-etapes-de-la-113e-edition--.html






















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We need 48 entries for the bingo
Here are the entries so far:

> Monuments only won by Grug+Pog
> Jonas 2ingegaard at  the Le Tour
> WC NOT won by Pogacar
> Remco improves in Bora
> Del Toro wins a GT
> Runner stuck by a bee
> Seixas wins a WT race
> Career ending injury for a BIG runner
> Autismbert pays attention for once
> Jumbo unlucks a new dopeur
> Another BIG Trine interview drops
> Movistar's tactics going to cost Uijtdebroeks a GC victory
> Autismbert gets stuck in a tunnel again
> At least 2 (two) Giro stages get Jonased

some more and recycled:
> Roglic wins La Vuelta ciclista
> Roglic finishes WT sweep
> Pidcvck Top 5s the Le Tour
> Team UAE Team Emirates - XRG wins over 100 races
> No Monument Win for Wout van Aert
> No /cyc/ gf for a Bert
> New "new seixas" is found
> Remco seethes and abandons a race















































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Yeah the afternoon won’t be pretty but I’ll be in office anyway. I’m Belgian to forgot to adjust flag because I always get french as default. NTB (not that bert) from the original 17 degrees post.
Went running this morning at five with a coat and hugely regretted it felt warm.
























































































































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My students invited me to the student organization's annual ball for free. It's a great dinner, white tie event, but I am kind of scared they are going to give me some kind of award as no other teacher has been invited. I don't want to do some drunken thank you speech in the middle of the night.







































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A few years ago when I was in Mexico, I took a drive from Cancun to Chichen Itza. We took some tollroad that was basically unused by the local population or any of the tour companies since they wanted to save money. It was literally the most perfect piece of asphalt I had ever seen, snaking through dense Yucatan jungle.

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since I read about that a number of times on cyc I swap the gravel bike rear cable at the 3k km mark no matter its state to be safe, you can buy a set of good cables (coated or polished - I prefer polished) for 2€ from CHINA, I recommend those. I bought 20 so I'm probably set forever, previous cable didn't have any visible wear on it but I'm sticking with the plan.

But to be honest I have one mate who rides 11 speed mechanical and his cables only last about 7000 km he said, he used the shimano opti-something cables before I hooked him up with the goods from CHINA









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> A rather surprising statement from Patrick Evenepoel, Remco's father. "I don't have the impression that Tadej Pogacar will be riding the Tour de France in 2026," he told 'RTBF'. "That information comes from the heart of the peloton."

why do they let this retard out of his house


















































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I recommend pdw full metal fenders, looks great, really protects both the bike and your clothing. 

Anyway, speech went fine, students weren't too awkward, managed not to sleep with the students or cause any other scandal. Had four glasses of wine, most alcohol I've had in months. Now the choice is between going to the herring breakfast or doing a nice gravel ride in gloomy rainy Finnish countryside.





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The fenders are PDW full metal fenders, these ones in 55mm: https://ridepdw.com/collections/fenders/products/full-metal-fenders-700x55 
Honestly the best ones I've used. Perhaps someday I will buy these for even lighter weight: https://fern-bicycles.myshopify.com/products/carbon-fenders?variant=44207568486667 
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Yeah it is a great bike. I think I will use it more for all road in the future – put some fast 40mm tyres like Caracal race, get some better wheels, and it's perfect for all road.
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Thanks! Quite overwhelmed by it still. It was a very big gala with 800 people. Luckily the students were quite drunk when I held my speech so the applause was splendid. I will now get my photo on the uni hallway like all other previous teachers of the year which is very cool, a dream come true




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Yesterday was extremely slippery on the tracks. I almost went out a station, just barely managed to hold it. Had to use the emergency brake button to make the final stop. If you use it too early it does nothing and you will just keep sliding. Was a bit stressful. Later I heard the two guys before me did slip out of the station. They had to inform the passengers who were going there to get out at the next station and take the next træen back
















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Recently I was on the subway and train stopped at station due to medical emergency. Engineer said they called ambulance but it would be a few minutes until they got there. 

I got off, went down stairs to the express train heading same direction , took it past where I was going to dinner, and then got off and got on the original train line heading opposite way back into the station I was originally going to. I was very proud of all this cleverness. When I got to be restaurant I had to wait a half hour anyway because everyone else was stuck waiting behind the train with medical emergency. 

What do you say about that












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All rides are good berts
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I've tried various different fits, I was the og upwards stem bert but stopped with it while the other Finnbert is still doing it. It was good for riding aero in a straight line, but I couldn't do out of saddle properly with it and handling wasn't good either. At the moment on the raper I am experimenting with more forward fits with long and low stems. For this gravel bike I probably need to get a new offset seatpost so I can flip it forward, the 72.5° seat angle is really fucking up my position at the moment and it doesn't feel as nice.









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