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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 4h

Campione 🌈

Congratulations, Elia Viviani 👏🏻

The end of a beautiful career.

A very beautiful ending of this chapter in your life. Good luck in everything you will do in your new life.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 9h

🇮🇹 Sara Casasola stays flawless and takes the victory and lead in the Superprestige 🏆

She's even better than last Winter

🇭🇺 Blanka Vas usually needs a few weeks to be at her best

🇧🇪 Marion Norbert Riberolle had so much bad luck today, still 6th.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

FirstCycling @firstcycling.com · 10h

The Women's Elite SuperPrestige round at Overijse was won by Sara Casasola.

firstcycling.com/race.php?r=1...

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11h

From 🤸 gymnastics to one of the revelations in cycling 🚴‍♀️

After her grand tour debut, Linda Laporta had an excellent second part of the season where she finished among the best in the World

Get to know her better in our interview 👇📖🚴‍♀️
cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2025/10/inte...

#cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 14h

Some people should do some historical research before they say something out loud.

Perhaps only the world population is correct in this statement.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 1d

🇨🇦 Michael Woods backs 🇸🇮 Pogacar as greatest of all time:

"Merckx was competing when there were only four billion people on the planet. Only four countries were good at it, and some of the guys he raced against were still working."

📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/wood...

📸 Cor Vos

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 1d

🏡 Last home winners
🇮🇹 Giro d'Italia
🔸2016 Vincenzo Nibali
🔸2013 Vincenzo Nibali
🔸2011 Michele Scarponi
🇫🇷 Tour de France
🔸1985 Bernard Hinault
🔸1984 Laurent Fignon
🔸1983 Laurent Fignon
🇪🇸 La Vuelta
🔸2014 Alberto Contador
🔸2012 Alberto Contador
🔸2009 Alejandro Valverde

#cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 2d

If we did the same in road cycling, we would only have World Tour races in France, Belgium and Italy now...

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 2d

If they don't want to travel, too bad for them. They will miss on points and prize riders against those who want to travel. Organize 3 World Cups in the USA. For those who want to cross the ocean, it's going to be a big opportunity to take a big gap on their opponents.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 2d

🚴‍♂️ Cyclocross World Cup map

The sport fights clearly below it's potential. Little distraction by other disciplines, many well known stars, a format that suits Gen Z audiences.

But the UCI doesn't use its potential to make the sport more inclusive to more countries
#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 2d

🚴🏻‍♀️ Rider looking for a team ✍🏻
🇱🇻 Kitija Siltumena

👧🏻 22 years old
📊 Top 10 in UCI level races
🏆 Latvian U23 champion
💨 Fast & One day racer

Get to know her better :
cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2024/12/interv…#cyclingn#cyclingblueskyky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

I'm very happy that cyclists can spend more time with their family but it's not really a nice societal evolution that people get less & less social with people overall. It's not so harmful to watch the TDF presentation together with your colleagues and talk to the press who inform your fans.

cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not saying that cycling didn't evolve, but I'm already reading for at least 15 years that riders start training again late October/Early November. It's not like they were lazy in the past. They can also take their families with them to camps & races while that was forbidden before by DS'es

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

It has been like that for already 10 years, and I'm not talking even about older days when riders did many six days races during Winter.
The peloton is less international than 10 years ago. The peloton is more (Western)European than in the 2010s & 2000s. I published that before.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

It's just one day, and most big riders only start their season, late February/early March. We're not like in those days anymore where Nibali finished his season in mid October in Lombardy, and started again mid January in Argentina. Riders also have less race days overall.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

Where are the times that riders were present at the Tour de France presentation itself?

When being invited or not invited even showed how important you were.

It's all becoming less & less social, more & more distanced.

#cycling #TDF2026

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

HLN

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

It's not sure yet that Remco Evenepoel will be at the start of next year's Tour de France.

The team is considering to make Lipowitz the only leader due to the short time trial.

They will wait on the parcours of the Giro & Vuelta before making a final decision
#TDF2026 #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 3d

Some very nice 🇭🇺 Hungarian spices for cyclocross again ✨

Blanka Vas will contest the best again on Sunday.

What do you expect this Winter, by this mega-talent?

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 4d

🚴‍♀️Rider looking for a team : Alina Abramenko.

She had a very strong season and is ready for a step up ⬆️

Allrounder, team player, strong numbers, multi-lingual,...

More information ℹ️
📊 Stats
firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=...
🎙️ Interview
cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2025/06/inte...

#cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 4d

Former boxer Sophie Alisch gets a contract from Canyon//SRAM, without ever racing before.

With all respect for her potential, but there are still plenty of talented riders with decent results who don't get a contract

I sometimes have doubts about recruitment priorities
#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 4d

Tota Magalhaes extends her contract until 2029.

As far as I know, it's the first time that a rider outside the top 500 of the UCI Ranking receives a 4 year extension of his/her contract.

A very valued team member.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 5d

I think they proved to have a good selection with Scandinavians only. It also makes them more attractive for big local sponsors. Euskaltel & Qhubeka also gave up their soul out of opportunism before but it also didn't end up well for them.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 5d

✨ Interesting new project in women's cycling.

Ma Petite Entreprise applied for a ProTeam license. The team does not have one main sponsor, but relies on many small French entrepreneurs who can put their name on the shirt.

I'm curious how far this project can go.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 5d

For the first time since 2013, a Scandinavian team will be in the highest tier of the sport.

After 🇩🇰 Saxo Bank, now 🇳🇴 Uno-X will join the World Tour after a 13 year hiatus, even with only Scandinavian riders this time.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 5d

Can Cofidis still get a WT license?

Surprisingly, Jayco-AlUla didn't apply for a WT license yet while the French team was able to hand in their documents.

If Jayco-AlUla doesn't bring in their files before the 1st November then the French will stay in the World Tour.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 5d

🌍 Countries with most depth
🏆 Amount of pro race winners
🇫🇷 France 39
🇧🇪 Belgium 25
🇮🇹 Italy 23
🇪🇸 Spain 19
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 17
🇳🇱 Netherlands 15
🇦🇺 Australia 13
🇳🇴 Norway 11
🇩🇪 Germany 10

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

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