Luke Oakes

I’m pleased to share my online portfolio, showcasing my work as a student sports journalist 🗞️ Please feel free to take a look below and share👇 🔗 muckrack.com/luke-oakes-1

Como cada año, es hora de sacar este buen meme #RVV26

Pleasure to write a preview for @javiaguilarpr again for #RVV26 tomorrow. A fantastic race that always delivers 🇧🇪 Check it out 👇🔗

🏏 Media day at @lancscricket today as both men’s and women’s team prepare for their seasons @SportJournLancs Great opportunity to interview men’s head coach, Steven Croft with a look at how he will manage the confidence of Phil Salt and Jos Buttler. adelphilive.lancashire.ac.uk/?p=31639

#RVV26 Only the team will know why they were so secretive about Evenpoel's Flanders addition but it instantly improves their chances of success. It will be interesting to see how he treats the race: looking for victory or just testing how he feels about competing in the future 🇧🇪

Remco Evenepoel to #RVV26. Big news from Belgium this morning. After a disappointing time in Catalunya, he turns his attentions to the biggest spring classic of them all. On debut, he will certainly be an electric addition and could cause issues. Hope he adds this full time🇧🇪

You thought it was an April Fool's joke, right? 😜 The olympic champion is debuting in #RVV26 next Sunday! 💛 #FLCS

When football meets cycling. Denmark power. 🇩🇰 👋 Jonas Vingegaard 🚴

@larshansen Jonas has said he will be at altitude before the Giro so all signs point towards a dominant performance in Italy. Still a long way to go until the Tour and both riders need to get through their respected comps unscathed. As things stand, we’re in for a good watch in July

@LukeOakes05 To my knowledge, Jonas has not been at altitude camp yet. So should be able to squeeze out some more. Not sure about the Tour though. Peak Pogacar against Vingo who has been at Giro? But of course, things can happen.

Thoughts on last week’s Volta Catalunya: Jonas Vingegaard 🇩🇰 is certainly the favourite for Il Giro and I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t take Maglia Rosa. Interesting comments from him at the finish yesterday saying he still has room for improvement. Scary thought….

To finish fourth at Sanremo despite no racing for six weeks is an achievement to say the least. He owes his life to winning a monument and if he is healthy and ready, he can upset the proceedings especially at Roubaix. #VoltaCatalunya105 #IFF

For In Flanders Fields (Gent-Wevelgem): I really think Wout van Aert can surprise the pre-race favourites at De Ronde and Paris-Roubaix. He looked strong on Sunday and was quite unlucky to not make it to the finish. I also think a healthy Mads Pedersen can do the same…

As for Evenepoel’s quotes about Vingegaard’s passive racing, I find it strange. I do like Remco and his ability on the bike but I think saying Vingegaard was defensive is wrong. We know Remco is a better flat rider than Vinge so it wasn’t smart for him to relay + energy waste etc

Considering he performed well in Paris-Nice in shallower mountains and then being utterly dominant in the higher Catalonia mountains. The Tour, as things stand, are certainly shaping up to be more competitive than 2024 and 2025….

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Dollies miss chance to close gap on play off places in disappointing defeat ✍️ Luke Oakes pitchero.com/clubs/lancaste…

Mads P is ready for Flanders and Roubaix!

Did I mention I met one of my favourite PNE players of all time 🤩 #pnefc

🔍 Behind the scenes again this week, this time for Preston North End vs Stoke City. Great opportunity to shadow @pnefc IFollow’s Guy Clarke and Paul Huntington for tonight’s game. #pnefc @SportJournLancs

🔎 Despite the result, it was a great experience to go behind the scenes with @danjewellmedia for Accrington Stanley’s League Two fixture against Notts County ⚽️ So good to see how @BBCLancsSport work on a matchday 📻 @JSchofieldTrust

I sincerely apologise to anyone listening with headphones 😅 The excitement of taking the lead through such a strange goal really comes through on the microphones