Owen Rogers
@owenrogers382.bsky.social
Into my 12th season writing and talking about cycling, mostly women’s professional racing.
Ride bikes, play drums, love beer, have family.
Ride bikes, play drums, love beer, have family.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The way FIFA knelt for trump and happily noshed him off means I cannot watch the world cup football.
It's the kind of cowing, fawning deference we expect in a tin pot dictatorship.
Football, you sicken me.
It's the kind of cowing, fawning deference we expect in a tin pot dictatorship.
Football, you sicken me.
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The way FIFA knelt for trump and happily noshed him off means I cannot watch the world cup football.
It's the kind of cowing, fawning deference we expect in a tin pot dictatorship.
Football, you sicken me.
It's the kind of cowing, fawning deference we expect in a tin pot dictatorship.
Football, you sicken me.
@lewisgoodall.com Brilliant show today, though I believe those people farage appeals to would have loved The Black and White Minstrels and 'Til Death Us Do Part, and, until today, would have been appalled by the BBC's withdrawal of both programmes. They'd have called it 'woke.'
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
@lewisgoodall.com Brilliant show today, though I believe those people farage appeals to would have loved The Black and White Minstrels and 'Til Death Us Do Part, and, until today, would have been appalled by the BBC's withdrawal of both programmes. They'd have called it 'woke.'
Hmmm... something missing?
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hmmm... something missing?
I used to love watching Robin Smith play.
So sad he's gone, best wishes to his family and friends.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
So sad he's gone, best wishes to his family and friends.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Robin Smith: Former England batter dies aged 62
Robin Smith was a key figure in the England side in the late 1980s and 1990s.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I used to love watching Robin Smith play.
So sad he's gone, best wishes to his family and friends.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
So sad he's gone, best wishes to his family and friends.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Stage 13 of the men's Giro finishes in Verbania, which is where Elisa Longo Borghini is from - well, just up the road.
The town has hosted the Giro Rosa a few times.
The town has hosted the Giro Rosa a few times.
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Stage 13 of the men's Giro finishes in Verbania, which is where Elisa Longo Borghini is from - well, just up the road.
The town has hosted the Giro Rosa a few times.
The town has hosted the Giro Rosa a few times.
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Coincidence corner: Nigel Farage and crypto.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Coincidence corner: Nigel Farage and crypto.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Sir Dave Brailsford still isn't being given a job title in Ineos comms. I asked the team for one this morning, as it's customary for us to tell our readers who people are, and they declined to provide one, saying it's just 'Sir Dave Brailsford'. Very strange
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Sir Dave Brailsford still isn't being given a job title in Ineos comms. I asked the team for one this morning, as it's customary for us to tell our readers who people are, and they declined to provide one, saying it's just 'Sir Dave Brailsford'. Very strange
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‘The clip, which appeared on live television, shows the President of the United States snapping at a female reporter “Quiet, Piggy!”’
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
‘The clip, which appeared on live television, shows the President of the United States snapping at a female reporter “Quiet, Piggy!”’
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.
Hugely under did my food intake on today's ride. Not quite to the point of hallucinating, but almost to a standstill. Just had time to have a sleep to help recover and to warm up.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hugely under did my food intake on today's ride. Not quite to the point of hallucinating, but almost to a standstill. Just had time to have a sleep to help recover and to warm up.
Interviewer: "Do you need to keep the players' feet on the ground?"
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Interviewer: "Do you need to keep the players' feet on the ground?"
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
Hollie Davidson is an exceptional rugby referee.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hollie Davidson is an exceptional rugby referee.
The spellcheck in Apple's Pages word processing app is the perfect example of AD (Artificial Dumbness.)
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The spellcheck in Apple's Pages word processing app is the perfect example of AD (Artificial Dumbness.)
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No doubts - Cameron Mason poised for cyclocross World Cup breakthrough with strength, progression and newfound confidence https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/no-doubts-cameron-mason-poised-for-cyclocross-world-cup-breakthrough-with-strength-progression-and-newfound-confidence/
No doubts - Cameron Mason poised for cyclocross World Cup breakthrough with strength, progression and newfound confidence
'The numbers are clearly better, I'm healthier and definitely happier, so it does make sense that that has gone into the results' says British Champion, aiming to add World Cup elite victory to palmares
www.cyclingnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
No doubts - Cameron Mason poised for cyclocross World Cup breakthrough with strength, progression and newfound confidence https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/no-doubts-cameron-mason-poised-for-cyclocross-world-cup-breakthrough-with-strength-progression-and-newfound-confidence/
England were 39/3 when I gave up.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
England were 39/3 when I gave up.
The Argentinian tight head prop in the Scotland rugby game is Pedro Delgado.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Argentinian tight head prop in the Scotland rugby game is Pedro Delgado.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
Remember folks in UK English:
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Remember folks in UK English:
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
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Looking to talk to someone who makes YouTube content or streams - preferably not personal finance content! Maybe something arty? Open to ideas, suggestions welcome
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Looking to talk to someone who makes YouTube content or streams - preferably not personal finance content! Maybe something arty? Open to ideas, suggestions welcome
All those poor reporters rushing to Huntingdon will soon realise what a hole it is.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
All those poor reporters rushing to Huntingdon will soon realise what a hole it is.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
Wilders looks like trump without the dye.
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Wilders looks like trump without the dye.
Happy All Hallows' Day.
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy All Hallows' Day.
Ask someone a legitimate question about how something you are writing about will affect them and they don't want to tell you.
Don't complain then.
Don't complain then.
October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ask someone a legitimate question about how something you are writing about will affect them and they don't want to tell you.
Don't complain then.
Don't complain then.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
And I was right.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
Applied for a job, closing date was yesterday, I've not yet been notified whether I have an interview but I've already lost hope.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And I was right.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.