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Epic ride by Matthew Peace, he takes stage 2 of Vuelta a Cantabria and seizes the overall lead! Was solo at the start of the stage, caught, then solo again to finish it off!

Vuelta a Cantabria: 1-2 for Haddy Hudson & Matthew Peace. The British pair attacked with 56km to and never looked back! Harry Hudson had a chaotic finale with two crashes, but still held the gap he created when attacking with 1.8km to go. Strong showing from both! 💪

@Captain7bag @DrPhilipSkiba @peter__leo @Spragg_Perform @jem_arnold @Alex_Welburn @AartGoossens @George_evans7

Getting coded up for a big durability study, anyone want in on it? @DrPhilipSkiba @peter__leo @Spragg_Perform @jem_arnold @Alex_Welburn @AartGoossens etc

@Roadman_Podcast Absolutely spot on it drives me nuts

He stopped mid-climb to adjust his camera exposure settings I'm not joking. 4km's into Alpe d'Huez. The most iconic climb in cycling. He unclips, pulls out a tripod, and starts filming "authentic suffering content." As this was happening a 60-year-old on a steel bike passes him without looking back. 50K followers and probably a lower threshold than 50w Welcome to cycling's creator economy, where performing for the camera matters more than actual performance. Last month, I rode with a "cycling influencer." It was an experience... 100km planned route 20+ stops for content 6 hours total time 2.5 hours actually riding Every climb needed three angles. Every coffee stop required a flat lay. Every "spontaneous" moment was rehearsed. He's making more from one sponsored post than most Cat 1 racers make in a season. Domestic pros driving 8 hours to race for $200 prize. He flies business class to shoot "epic content" in Girona. I have no problem with bike riders building a following and monetising but you can't skip the bike rider part. We're creating cyclists who can't actually cycle. I was on a brand trip to Mallorca last year. Half the "athletes" couldn't ride in a group. Basic etiquette? Gone. Bike handling? Dangerous. But their content? Chef's kiss One lad crashed trying to film while descending. The old model used to be, get fast, get noticed, get sponsored. The new model: Get followers, get sponsored and maybe learn to ride (optional) I know "ambassadors" who own $15K bikes but can't change a flat. This isn't anti-influencer. It's anti-delusion. Some creators ride well AND create content. Respect. But when brands pay for reach over reality, we get: Safety advice from people who cause crashes Training tips from people who don't train Product reviews from people who rode it once, for the camera And probably the worst part... Young riders now think this is the path. Why suffer through intervals when you can practice ring light placement? Why race when you can "share your journey"? I met a junior who quit racing to focus on "content creation." Had real talent. Now films coffee stops. And guess what We built this. Every like on a staged suffer-face. Every share of "authentic" content. Every purchase from whoever has the best feed. We chose performing over performance. And now we're surprised that cycling culture is more concerned with angles than watts? The 60-year-old who passed him on Alpe d'Huez? Probably did it in 1985 too. On steel. Without documenting it. Just rode his bike. What a concept.

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Another win for Alex Beldon in the Danum Trophy in South Yorkshire … results later when back in the office

Alex Beldon wins the under 23 National Road Series Round 1 PB Performance road race at Griffydam!

So good🐝

Tour of Rhodes St 1 - Britain's Joshua Gollicker and Alex Beldon were in the break of the day Brits 15 Adam Lewis 18 Lucas Jowett 29 Noah Hobbs 43 Matthew Cole 60 Alex Beldon 66 Edward Morgan 70 Josh Golliker 81 Ewan Mackie 101 Max Williamson 114 Inigo Hawkings 145 Will Roberts

@DaddyCoffee73 @mou55981652 Even when he won it in 2023 🤷‍♂️

@mou55981652 PidCock might finish 3rd behind Del Torro. And it will be the best result of his career.

all those who announce that they will follow Pogi's attack tomorrow, such as stupid Pidcockt don't know what force awaits him tomorrow. When Pog attack tomorrow VR46 wouldn't be able to follow on Yamaha, and not a Pidcock. A tyranny never seen before will start from Siena

@aegeanairlines I have done this thanks

@SimonBeldon Kindly send us a DM so we can check this right away. Thank you.

@aegeanairlines luggage missing 2 days now. You know where it is but no one seems to be making a massive effort to get it back for me. I’m away with my son and everything we need is in there!

@DonnaDlm71 sadly i have started to do the same- a great shame

Someone asked me yesterday what I used to do as a job, & I hesitated & then decided to pretend I hadn't been a police officer. Why? I asked myself this after. The answer is because I felt a bit ashamed about where policing is today. That's not to say I'm not very proud of what I did personally. I really am. I was a decent, honest, fair officer. I treated no-one badly or wrongly, no face or story haunts me for those reasons. I sleep easy at night. But am i proud of where policing is now? No I'm not. So I lied about being a part of it. How fecking sad is that!

This is how the stage was won 💣 #AlUlaTour

@CyclingLegends1 George Barker in red. He’s a Yorkshire time keeper

How British is this photo? It’s Beryl Burton setting off in a time trial. The only spectators are two lads and the guy in red leaning on the concrete lamppost. The other two are race officials. A very relaxed looking time-keeper with clipboard and stopwatch (that lamppost is doing great work), and the pusher off, who is far more energetic as he gives Beryl a mighty shove down the road. Some of you, particularly Yorkshire cyclists of the same era, it looks like the early 1970s to us, will no doubt be able to name those in the shot. There was no information with the photo. Lamposts and milestones were often used as markers for the starts of British time trails. It was a hangover from the early days of cycling when the then governing body, the National Cyclists’ Union (NCU) banned racing on public roads in mainland UK. In response Frederick Thomas Bidlake thought the sport could continue on public roads if it didn’t attract attention, so he formed the Road Time Trials Council (RTTC), who encouraged members to organise time trials. The watchwords of these time trials were ‘private and confidential’ so lots of rules were invented to make the events as inconspicuous to the public as possible. One of those rules was race routes couldn’t be referred to by locations, but by alpha-numeric codes instead. The codes were only known to organisers and competitors, and race starts and finishes were often identified by particular milestones or lampposts. 📸Cycling Legends Collection #cycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #cyclingphotos #roadbike #cyclist #ciclismo #bicycle #roadcycling #instacycling #cyclingshots #fitness #cycle #cyclingpics #strava #sport #bikes #bicicleta #ride #instabike #retrocycling #cyclinghistory #cyclinglegends #berylburton

@laflammerouge16 This one is fine for world tour teams. What about conti or junior teams. They all rely on volunteers to run. Can’t say I’ve ever seen an issue with feeds

New feeding rules: - Feeding zones on foot are now mandatory, signposted, every 30–40 km. Staff must hold a UCI license, wear team gear, and stay roadside behind a marked line. - Feeding on foot outside these zones is banned (feeding from car is instead always allowed).

On 23/12, the UCI published two documents summarizing the new rules effective from 1/1/2025. As usual, let's review the main points in this thread.

🔥Welcome Tom Pidcock 🔥 @tompidcock is officially joining us on a three-year deal! 🌟🌟🌟 We can't wait to see the incredible feats the British powerhouse will achieve with us! Read more - q36-5procycling.com/tom-pidcock-jo… #RacingTheFuture #TomPidcock

@MedBonnevie Did you get anymore replies than this? I’d like to move away from lab based, happy with LT2 in the field but wondered how people were doing LT1 outside ?

A lactate question to my physiology xavvy readers.. How do you use lactate with your endurance athletes (as in what testing do you do, particular protocols)?

@mralibongo It’s about the opportunity it brings not the money nor equipment

@mralibongo Well it is really if you are one of the kids who have lost their contract I guess

Trinity Race team finishes. So maybe one conti male pro team 2025. Is this a bad thing, well not really. This is a chance for a reset. There’s some mint smaller teams like Sheffield and wheelbase. However it’s not a job in the uk currently.