Cillian Kelly
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Cillian Kelly
@cilliankelly.bsky.social
Professional cycling nerd. Not doing fuck all anymore
https://www.thecyclingwebsite.com
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Why has Remco Evenepoel never ridden the Tour of Flanders?

Is that unusual?

How many monument classic winners from Belgium have never ridden it?

Is he the only one?

Lots of questions… but also lots of answers.

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The least Belgiumy Belgium who ever Belgiumed
Why has he never ridden the Tour of Flanders?
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December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why has Remco Evenepoel never ridden the Tour of Flanders?

Is that unusual?

How many monument classic winners from Belgium have never ridden it?

Is he the only one?

Lots of questions… but also lots of answers.

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The least Belgiumy Belgium who ever Belgiumed
Why has he never ridden the Tour of Flanders?
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December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Spotify having a right pop off me this morning. 😔
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New episode of DNF is out where the name of the episode isn’t true but I kind of wish it was.

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November 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Backpedal - I've landed on The Monuments by Peter Cossins

What do we find therein? Come and see..

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November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The idea of a Big Three in cyclo cross is, and always been, nonsense.

Numbers, proof etc. It's all here.

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November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The idea of a Big Three in cyclo cross is, and always been, nonsense.

Numbers, proof etc. It's all here.

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November 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Great to see the sponsorship deal with Countdown has finally come through - it was announced on last Thursday’s show
November 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I start off with Thor Hushovd and Alexander Kristoff and somehow end up at Lance Armstrong breaking his neck.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I start off with Thor Hushovd and Alexander Kristoff and somehow end up at Lance Armstrong breaking his neck.

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November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Alexander Kristoff said that he has retired now having never broken a bone during his career.

For a sprinter, that is astonishing.
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New episode of DNF podcast is out. The latest one was all of us at Rouleur Live where we recorded altogether for the first time ever. Very enjoyable!

And look at all the episodes we’ve done!

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November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Old Faithful
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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No paywall on this one because I’m a bit drunk and I forgot to add it.
The Unbearable Weirdness of Being a Cycling Fan

…something about pints and cycling and liking cycling. Does any of this resonate with anyone?

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The Unbearable Weirdness of Being a Cycling Fan
I don’t think I’ve ever come to terms with being a cycling fan.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
No paywall on this one because I’m a bit drunk and I forgot to add it.
The Unbearable Weirdness of Being a Cycling Fan

…something about pints and cycling and liking cycling. Does any of this resonate with anyone?

open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
The Unbearable Weirdness of Being a Cycling Fan
I don’t think I’ve ever come to terms with being a cycling fan.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Unbearable Weirdness of Being a Cycling Fan

…something about pints and cycling and liking cycling. Does any of this resonate with anyone?

open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
The Unbearable Weirdness of Being a Cycling Fan
I don’t think I’ve ever come to terms with being a cycling fan.
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Off to Rouleur Live, or as my wife calls it, Cycling Nerd Camp
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
BREAKING NEWS - The Tour de France has changed its name to "Few days in Spain, into the Pyrenees for a bit, lots of Alps, one time trial, then finishes off in Paris"
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The real cycling professor. Not Laurent Fignon. The actual real one.

And a lovely anecdote about the joys of pointing about other people’s mistakes.

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The Cycling Professor
No, not Laurent Fignon
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November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The real cycling professor. Not Laurent Fignon. The actual real one.

And a lovely anecdote about the joys of pointing about other people’s mistakes.

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The Cycling Professor
No, not Laurent Fignon
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November 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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New episode of Did Not Finish podcast is out, or as my co-host Stu would call it Didnae Finish

On the agenda this week, cycling books. Good ones and shit ones.

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Uncracked Spines | 26
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November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
New episode of Did Not Finish podcast is out, or as my co-host Stu would call it Didnae Finish

On the agenda this week, cycling books. Good ones and shit ones.

open.spotify.com/episode/0Wma...
Uncracked Spines | 26
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November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Who was the best Italian cyclist never to win a Giro stage.

CLUE: It’s not this guy.

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November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Who was the best Italian cyclist never to win a Giro stage.

CLUE: It’s not this guy.

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November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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The Backpedal. Back to my roots with this one. I did the cycling library wheel spin thing. I landed on a page about Miguel Indurain and one of the more weird moments in Tour history.

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Off to the Races with Big Mig
The actual Backpedal is back
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October 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM