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Dan Deakins
@dandeakins.bsky.social
· Jul 28
There's a wonderful piece in yesterday's Today at the Tour that was specifically for Today at the Tour and wasn't aired. It's called 'reflections'. It's 5 minutes long so I can't upload it here unfortunately.
From 14:45 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUzz...
From 14:45 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUzz...
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*spare, not going. For the avoidance of doubt.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
*spare, not going. For the avoidance of doubt.
Does Tadej care enough to do the Giro to block Jonas winning all three, because he hasn't? I doubt it. But it also wouldn't be surprising. All Jonas can do is win the races Tadej doesn't do.
🇩🇰 Jonas Vingegaard would prefer 🇮🇹 Giro win over 🇫🇷 Tour de France in 2026
“Win the three Grand Tour or the Tour de France in 2026? I think I’d prefer to win the three Grand Tours, after the Tour de France and the Vuelta, I only have the Giro left,”
📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/news/jona...
📸 Cor Vos
“Win the three Grand Tour or the Tour de France in 2026? I think I’d prefer to win the three Grand Tours, after the Tour de France and the Vuelta, I only have the Giro left,”
📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/news/jona...
📸 Cor Vos
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Does Tadej care enough to do the Giro to block Jonas winning all three, because he hasn't? I doubt it. But it also wouldn't be surprising. All Jonas can do is win the races Tadej doesn't do.
Bora taking the 'only the creator can kill him' approach to dealing with Pogacar
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Bora taking the 'only the creator can kill him' approach to dealing with Pogacar
*spare, not going. For the avoidance of doubt.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
*spare, not going. For the avoidance of doubt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Pro riders, famous for their reaction times...
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Pro riders, famous for their reaction times...
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Premier Tech stops sponsorship of Israel-Premier Tech immediately, saying “the core reason for Premier Tech to sponsor the team has been overshadowed to a point where it has become untenable for us to continue as a sponsor.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Premier Tech stops sponsorship of Israel-Premier Tech immediately, saying “the core reason for Premier Tech to sponsor the team has been overshadowed to a point where it has become untenable for us to continue as a sponsor.”
Surely you'd compare Visma to a team that's stable financially and has actually won a European title recently
🇬🇧 Dan McLay pays compliment to 🇳🇱 Visma | Lease a Bike after retirement
“It would have been nice to finish at home with Arkéa, but at the same time, I got to play for Barcelona for a year, and you can't ever turn that down.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/i-go...
📸 Cor Vos
“It would have been nice to finish at home with Arkéa, but at the same time, I got to play for Barcelona for a year, and you can't ever turn that down.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/i-go...
📸 Cor Vos
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Surely you'd compare Visma to a team that's stable financially and has actually won a European title recently
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I’d recommend learning Norwegian first. Then put a potato in your mouth, and there you go, danish learned
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’d recommend learning Norwegian first. Then put a potato in your mouth, and there you go, danish learned
The stat of the year that you won't believe is true.
Phil Bauhaus won every head to head with Kooij this year.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The stat of the year that you won't believe is true.
The C tier sprinter merry-go-round is in full swing.
Kooij ▶️Decathlon 🟰 Bennett ▶️Q36.5
Girmay ▶️?PT 🟰 Ackermann ▶️Jayco
Groenewegen ▶️ Unibet Rose Rockets
Gaviria and Welsford are out of contract (that we know of). The anticipation is palpable.
Kooij ▶️Decathlon 🟰 Bennett ▶️Q36.5
Girmay ▶️?PT 🟰 Ackermann ▶️Jayco
Groenewegen ▶️ Unibet Rose Rockets
Gaviria and Welsford are out of contract (that we know of). The anticipation is palpable.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The C tier sprinter merry-go-round is in full swing.
Kooij ▶️Decathlon 🟰 Bennett ▶️Q36.5
Girmay ▶️?PT 🟰 Ackermann ▶️Jayco
Groenewegen ▶️ Unibet Rose Rockets
Gaviria and Welsford are out of contract (that we know of). The anticipation is palpable.
Kooij ▶️Decathlon 🟰 Bennett ▶️Q36.5
Girmay ▶️?PT 🟰 Ackermann ▶️Jayco
Groenewegen ▶️ Unibet Rose Rockets
Gaviria and Welsford are out of contract (that we know of). The anticipation is palpable.
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Tim Wellens interview in L'Equipe, happy with role as a senior rider, praises Oliveira brothers for their kindness. Dreams of winning Ronde, would settle for any classic next year. Also says Pogačar almost abandoned Tour, knee pain had him in hospital for checks but it didn't leak out at the time
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Tim Wellens interview in L'Equipe, happy with role as a senior rider, praises Oliveira brothers for their kindness. Dreams of winning Ronde, would settle for any classic next year. Also says Pogačar almost abandoned Tour, knee pain had him in hospital for checks but it didn't leak out at the time
Would have been perfect if he came 2nd 😂
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Would have been perfect if he came 2nd 😂
"Ready to sheikh it up"
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"Ready to sheikh it up"
It's a shame, but it was suspicious how Oier just disappeared and the team wasn't talking about him. Explains a lot of performances.
"The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that Spanish rider Oier Lazkano Lopez has been provisionally suspended in accordance with the UCI Anti-Doping Rules, due to unexplained abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport (*) in 2022, 2023 and 2024."
www.uci.org/pressrelease...
www.uci.org/pressrelease...
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's a shame, but it was suspicious how Oier just disappeared and the team wasn't talking about him. Explains a lot of performances.
A legend retires.
50 pro wins, 32 in China.
The man's only nemesis was speed bumps.
50 pro wins, 32 in China.
The man's only nemesis was speed bumps.
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A legend retires.
50 pro wins, 32 in China.
The man's only nemesis was speed bumps.
50 pro wins, 32 in China.
The man's only nemesis was speed bumps.
A week of rambling in Scotland; Perth, Balmoral, Lawers Dam, Kenmore, Ben Nevis and Edinburgh.
The Motherland 🏴
The Motherland 🏴
October 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A week of rambling in Scotland; Perth, Balmoral, Lawers Dam, Kenmore, Ben Nevis and Edinburgh.
The Motherland 🏴
The Motherland 🏴
I started watching the full cycling calendar in 2015. Feels like all the guys from that generation are retiring 🥲
We will never forget Giacomo's Italian champs era 🤩
We will never forget Giacomo's Italian champs era 🤩
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I started watching the full cycling calendar in 2015. Feels like all the guys from that generation are retiring 🥲
We will never forget Giacomo's Italian champs era 🤩
We will never forget Giacomo's Italian champs era 🤩
I'm fine with Ethan not sprinting anymore if he's going to be the best time trialist in the world
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm fine with Ethan not sprinting anymore if he's going to be the best time trialist in the world
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I have posted an essay every week for 8 weeks on my Substack 🥹 This kind of consistency is unprecedented for me, taking my energy away from social media has undoubtedly helped a lot. If you use Substack, you could subscribe 😊
substack.com/@writebikere...
substack.com/@writebikere...
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I have posted an essay every week for 8 weeks on my Substack 🥹 This kind of consistency is unprecedented for me, taking my energy away from social media has undoubtedly helped a lot. If you use Substack, you could subscribe 😊
substack.com/@writebikere...
substack.com/@writebikere...
Post race interviewer: "It seemed so easy"
Del Toro: "No, it wasn't easy. It was a full effort by the whole team"
Can we stop with the easy narrative please, it's disrespecting all the other riders.
Del Toro: "No, it wasn't easy. It was a full effort by the whole team"
Can we stop with the easy narrative please, it's disrespecting all the other riders.
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Post race interviewer: "It seemed so easy"
Del Toro: "No, it wasn't easy. It was a full effort by the whole team"
Can we stop with the easy narrative please, it's disrespecting all the other riders.
Del Toro: "No, it wasn't easy. It was a full effort by the whole team"
Can we stop with the easy narrative please, it's disrespecting all the other riders.
The way Sam Matterface is reacting to this 5-0 over Latvia, you'd think we're favourites to win the World Cup
October 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The way Sam Matterface is reacting to this 5-0 over Latvia, you'd think we're favourites to win the World Cup
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I think this is enough to push me over the edge into despair. Of all the riders at that race who desperately want to be there, and to win, and the person who is winning doesn't even like the race. Just plain depressing.
Pogi calling the TDF "a necessary evil", he always says the nicest things about his favourite race ❤️
October 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I think this is enough to push me over the edge into despair. Of all the riders at that race who desperately want to be there, and to win, and the person who is winning doesn't even like the race. Just plain depressing.
Death, taxes, Gaviria starting his sprint with 350m to go and coming 6th
October 14, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Death, taxes, Gaviria starting his sprint with 350m to go and coming 6th