Chrissy Marshall-Bell
@cmbreports.bsky.social
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✍️ Journalist, podcaster, storyteller. Mostly but not limited to cycling.
⛷️Ski/cycling guide.
📍Valencia, España
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✍️ Journalist, podcaster, storyteller. Mostly but not limited to cycling.
⛷️Ski/cycling guide.
📍Valencia, España
https://cmb-reports.com/
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Allan Peiper teams up with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe. One of cycling's good guys.
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
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A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
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'The bike’s been the biggest therapeutic element for me': Former pro and DS Allan Peiper's battle against prostate cancer
Allan Peiper has won stages and Grand Tours, both as a rider and a DS. Since 2014, though, his biggest challenge has been a recurring battle with prostate cancer. He talks candidly to Chris Marshall-B...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Allan Peiper teams up with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe. One of cycling's good guys.
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/the-...
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/the-...
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Brennan was one of the breakthrough riders of the 2025 season
'Special, versatile and calmness': what was behind Matthew Brennan's breathtaking breakout season?
The man who brought Matthew Brennan to Visma-Lease a Bike reflects on the young Briton's incredible first season as a pro
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November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Brennan was one of the breakthrough riders of the 2025 season
Major, major doubts now if a solution can be found for the proposed new guise of Israel-Premier Tech, now that Premier Tech has announced it will not support the team in 2026. It's November 7 – extremely, extremely difficult to find a sponsor to cough up minimum €20m in the next few weeks.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Major, major doubts now if a solution can be found for the proposed new guise of Israel-Premier Tech, now that Premier Tech has announced it will not support the team in 2026. It's November 7 – extremely, extremely difficult to find a sponsor to cough up minimum €20m in the next few weeks.
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
Israel Premier-Tech has been forced – by public pressure – to drop "Israel" from its name, raising the question...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Israel Premier-Tech has been forced – by public pressure – to drop "Israel" from its name, raising the question...
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Put together this guide to understanding 'Caso Lazkano'.
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
A guide to understanding how the biological passport works and what Oier Lazkano's case tells us about the wider anti-doping landscape in cycling.
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What took so long? Now what? Lazkano questions answered
A guide to understanding how the biological passport works and what Lazkano's case tells us about the wider anti-doping landscape in cycling.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Put together this guide to understanding 'Caso Lazkano'.
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
Positive news: Jayco-AlUla will continue in 2026. "There is no doubt," riders on the men's and women's teams were told by manager Brent Copeland. Gerry Ryan will deposit the bank guarantee with the UCI before November 3.
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Positive news: Jayco-AlUla will continue in 2026. "There is no doubt," riders on the men's and women's teams were told by manager Brent Copeland. Gerry Ryan will deposit the bank guarantee with the UCI before November 3.
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
Shouldn’t Movistar kinda start to worry a bit? First Vinícius Rangel busted, now Lazkano + they have Aular, Cepera and Barrenetxea who were at Caja back in 2023… this could get problematic 😬
UCI Statement on Oier Lazkano Lopez
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October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Shouldn’t Movistar kinda start to worry a bit? First Vinícius Rangel busted, now Lazkano + they have Aular, Cepera and Barrenetxea who were at Caja back in 2023… this could get problematic 😬
You may not know Emily Brammeier, but the 31yo has become an influential figure in recent years: vice president at the AIGCP since 2024, a member of the ITA’s Funding Commission, and now president of the Movement For Credible Cycling (MPCC). Her first interview here:
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
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'It's our responsibility to ensure that people trust what they're seeing': Cycling's first female president on anti-doping challenges
Emily Brammeier has developed into one of the most influential female voices in the sport, and now she's leading the sport's leading anti-doping movement.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You may not know Emily Brammeier, but the 31yo has become an influential figure in recent years: vice president at the AIGCP since 2024, a member of the ITA’s Funding Commission, and now president of the Movement For Credible Cycling (MPCC). Her first interview here:
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
I understand there's a Zoom meeting with all Jayco-AlUla riders (men, women and U23) at 16:00 CET. Announcement will follow later. At the moment no word if Gerry Ryan has provided the bank guarantee. Riders were not aware that he hadn't until @escapecollective.bsky.social broke the news on Monday.
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I understand there's a Zoom meeting with all Jayco-AlUla riders (men, women and U23) at 16:00 CET. Announcement will follow later. At the moment no word if Gerry Ryan has provided the bank guarantee. Riders were not aware that he hadn't until @escapecollective.bsky.social broke the news on Monday.
A deep dive on cycling's changing business:
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
Why are more riders breaking contracts?
It's not your imagination, and what's driving the recent trend may lead to a formal transfer market for pro cycling.
escapecollective.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A deep dive on cycling's changing business:
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
Exclusive: Jayco-AlUla's future in the WorldTour isn't so certain. Team founder and owner Gerry Ryan hasn't provided the obligatory bank guarantee to the UCI. A big week ahead for the Australian team.
What seemed likely to be a case of missing paperwork for Jayco-AlUla is in fact a case of missing funds.
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Gerry Ryan's missing bank guarantee is delaying Jayco's WorldTour application
The team has another deadline next Monday that it must hit.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Exclusive: Jayco-AlUla's future in the WorldTour isn't so certain. Team founder and owner Gerry Ryan hasn't provided the obligatory bank guarantee to the UCI. A big week ahead for the Australian team.
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
What can we expect from next year's Tour de France?
2026 Tour de France promises suspense until the end – but there are few obstacles for Tadej Pogačar
The 2026 Tour de France will start with a bang, go into hibernation for a short while, and then finish with an almighty spectacle. It’s a race bookended by punishing stages, with something for everyon...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What can we expect from next year's Tour de France?
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
The 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift follows a traditional pattern of punchy and sprint stages, before a mountainous finale to round out the nine days of racing
French to celebrate again? 2026 Tour de France Femmes route seems crafted for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
The 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift follows a traditional pattern of punchy and sprint stages, before a mountainous finale to round out the nine days of racing.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift follows a traditional pattern of punchy and sprint stages, before a mountainous finale to round out the nine days of racing
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
A constitutional change at the latest UCI Congress has cleared the path for another term for David Lappartient.
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UCI quietly extends presidential term limits
A constitutional change at the latest UCI Congress clears the path for another term for David Lappartient.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
A constitutional change at the latest UCI Congress has cleared the path for another term for David Lappartient.
escapecollective.com/uci-quietly-...
escapecollective.com/uci-quietly-...
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Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a decade in the service of so many great leaders. For Rouleur’s In My Words series, the Belgian reflects on a career of sticking his nose in the wind at the front of the peloton
My life at the front of the peloton, by Tim 'El Tractor' Declercq
Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a decade in the service of so many great leaders. For Rouleur’s In My Words series, t...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a decade in the service of so many great leaders. For Rouleur’s In My Words series, the Belgian reflects on a career of sticking his nose in the wind at the front of the peloton
Really enjoyed chatting with Ide Schelling about his decision to retire from WorldTour racing aged 27. "I knew deep down if I continued like this, with more stress coming into the sport, I wasn’t going to be as happy as if I was doing something different.”
“I love rebuilding homes, buying an apartment and flipping them over. I see myself doing more of that in the future”
'If your mind is open to change and you've got the freedom, go for it': Why Ide Schelling is retiring aged 27
The Dutchman hasn't fallen out of love with cycling, but has grown more in love with his other hobbies and interests. He tells Rouleur why he's quitting WorldTour racing in his mid-20s, and what's nex...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Really enjoyed chatting with Ide Schelling about his decision to retire from WorldTour racing aged 27. "I knew deep down if I continued like this, with more stress coming into the sport, I wasn’t going to be as happy as if I was doing something different.”
Spoke with Lidl-Trek manager Luca Guercilena about Juan Ayuso's arrival for @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social. Interesting to note that despite paying millions for him, Trek aren't expecting immediate success. Notable line about Geoghegan Hart's future role, too.
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Patience, pragmatism and potential pitfalls: Lidl-Trek prepare for Juan Ayuso's arrival
It has been mooted that Juan Ayuso is difficult to work with, but Lidl-Trek aren't too fearful of that; what they are cautioning against is the idea that the Spaniard will be an immediate success.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Spoke with Lidl-Trek manager Luca Guercilena about Juan Ayuso's arrival for @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social. Interesting to note that despite paying millions for him, Trek aren't expecting immediate success. Notable line about Geoghegan Hart's future role, too.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
A fortnight ago I spent an hour talking with Matt Dinham who last finished a race in Oct 2023. Since then he's been on crutches, and had weekly MRIs, scans, x-rays and hospital visits. This is his story of anguish, frustration and finally relief at racing once again.
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‘I couldn’t live - what did I do to deserve this?’: Matt Dinham’s two year injury ordeal finally comes to an end with racing return
The Australian climber has visited dozens of medical professionals, had seven MRIs, five ultrasounds, countless x-rays, CTs and bone density scans in the past two years. But finally he's back racing
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September 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A fortnight ago I spent an hour talking with Matt Dinham who last finished a race in Oct 2023. Since then he's been on crutches, and had weekly MRIs, scans, x-rays and hospital visits. This is his story of anguish, frustration and finally relief at racing once again.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
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Looking back at an extraordinary week in Rwanda; the racing, the new talent and the wider context
No paywall on this one!
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No paywall on this one!
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Rwanda Reflections - Cycling is African
The first UCI road world championships in Africa was incredible, but had a shadow hanging over it
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September 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Looking back at an extraordinary week in Rwanda; the racing, the new talent and the wider context
No paywall on this one!
globalpeloton.substack.com/p/rwanda-ref...
No paywall on this one!
globalpeloton.substack.com/p/rwanda-ref...
The accounts books, TV audience figures and riders career moves all come to the same damning and conclusive conclusion: the WorldTour is failing. Unfortunately, the UCI has just made it even more confusing. Change and reform is desperately needed in cycling.
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Opinion: The WorldTour is failing and reform is needed – but the UCI just made it even more confusing
What is the point and value of the UCI WorldTour? Bank accounts, TV audience figures and rider decisions suggest it's pretty worthless and bordering on meaningless
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September 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The accounts books, TV audience figures and riders career moves all come to the same damning and conclusive conclusion: the WorldTour is failing. Unfortunately, the UCI has just made it even more confusing. Change and reform is desperately needed in cycling.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
I thought the Rwanda Worlds were going to have huge crowds? Where is everyone? Very odd.
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I thought the Rwanda Worlds were going to have huge crowds? Where is everyone? Very odd.
This includes some really vital fact checking.
Quite a lot in this from me in Kigali this morning. Some the UCI/DP have said before, some they haven't, some fact-checking of some questionable statements
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'Sport is not a tool for sanction' – UCI not considering Israeli teams ban but unclear on steps to protect cycling from disruptive protests
UCI President David Lappartient set to meet with Israel-Premier Tech owner Sylvan Adams during World Championships
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September 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This includes some really vital fact checking.
Spanish Government replies to the UCI's statement, pointing out that the UN has just declared Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide. Brutal final words: "Peace without justice is peace in the graveyard."
Lappartient is out of his depth. He is not protecting cycling with his actions and words.
Lappartient is out of his depth. He is not protecting cycling with his actions and words.
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Spanish Government replies to the UCI's statement, pointing out that the UN has just declared Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide. Brutal final words: "Peace without justice is peace in the graveyard."
Lappartient is out of his depth. He is not protecting cycling with his actions and words.
Lappartient is out of his depth. He is not protecting cycling with his actions and words.
Just catching up on the UCI's statement on the Vuelta. What the fuck. Read the room, David. Show some courage.
September 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Just catching up on the UCI's statement on the Vuelta. What the fuck. Read the room, David. Show some courage.
Cycling faces a very unique and unpredictable future. The success of the protests at the Vuelta have proven that it's possible to suspend sporting events, in particular cycling races that are much harder to police compared to closed stadiums.
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September 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Cycling faces a very unique and unpredictable future. The success of the protests at the Vuelta have proven that it's possible to suspend sporting events, in particular cycling races that are much harder to police compared to closed stadiums.
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