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Spiritually Touring France
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For the past few years I've been writing the retrospective Re-Cycle series for @Eurosport_UK on the most compelling, controversial and extraordinary riders & races in cycling history. You can hear @GrahamWillgoss narrate all 51 episodes here: shows.acast.com/re-cycle-the…
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Being someone who goes running far, far more than I go cycling, I am always intrigued by retired riders' times in marathons. This is an epic achievement from Tom Dumoulin. It gives me - who shares a similar-ish body shape - hope that I can one day improve my 1hr30 half record 🤣
Tom Dumoulin ha logrado en Nueva York su nueva marca personal en maratón (2:27:12), mejorando en más de dos minutos su anterior registro (2:29:21, en Ámsterdam). “Correr me permite hacer todo lo que nunca hice como ciclista”, me contó en esta entrevista.
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It's that time of the year again...
Who were your season's stand-out performers? Which were the best races? The magic moments? The under-the-radar events and occurrences?
In short, who deserves to pick up an award in my 2026 pro cycling season review? Have your say now!
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Anyone else ever noticed a mummified @MATTEOTRENTIN on the cover of Tintin and the Cigars of the Pharaoh?
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Two very different worlds collide today as the 30th Solvay Conference on Physics gets under way in Brussels on the day the route of the 2027 Tour de France is announced. Below are the two founding fathers, Ernest Solvay (L) and Henri Desgrange (R) #Solvay #Desgrange #TDF2027
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Some context behind while these two monstres sacrés are linked - a connection that perhaps only exists in my niche world where quantum physics and pro cycling have come to reside alongside one another…
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My earnest pivot from the pro peloton to quantum physics is gearing up to kilometre zero. I’m off to Brussels next week ahead of the official book launch of ‘The Solvay Spirit’ at the 30th Solvay Conference on Physics 📕 🚀
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Arsenal toothless again. Relying on City being docked points is no replacement for a decent striker and a functioning left wing.
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Nice Friday tipple, and not at all like Beavertown. Slightly soapy like many craft beers, but nicely tropical and went down well with a few nuts 🍺
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The fall-out from Tadej Pogacar’s crash in the Vuelta means there’s a new top dog in my annual rider ratings for 2026 – for the first time in four years. But as Mathieu van der Poel misses the cut – and six new riders enter the fray – who takes the Slovenian’s crown? Link below.
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Does anyone know any amateur cyclists in the Garfagnana area of Tuscany? I’d be keen to pick their brains on something… Thanks.
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Hot off the press!
My earnest pivot from the pro peloton to quantum physics is gearing up to kilometre zero. I’m off to Brussels next week ahead of the official book launch of ‘The Solvay Spirit’ at the 30th Solvay Conference on Physics 📕 🚀
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Just seen that the bejewelled front cover of Joseph Foret’s L’Apocalypse - which weights a whopping 150kg - has been stolen from a museum in Issoire (Puy-de-Dôme). Published in 1958, it was the world’s most expensive book at the time, valued at 2m francs. lemonde.fr/culture/article/2…
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My wife got a new iPhone 16 recently and the battery won't charge. There have been issues with the phone ever since she got it. Today she switched it off & it wouldn't turn back on. When she did a factory reset, it came on but the battery won't charge. Any tips? @AppleSupport
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The last few months I've been inundated with requests for a book I wrote in 2013 to be translated or featured on a book club, or for me to appear on a show talking about it. They are all almost certainly hoaxes. But to what end? I recall you mentioning this before @masaccio60...
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