Vern Pitt
@vernpitt.bsky.social
Journalism lecturer at Bournemouth Uni, cycling and business hack. Lover of metal, hip hop and shiny carbon things. Half-baked opinions all my own.
Always interesting to see how other sports cover doping stories. I don't think you would get away with not saying what a suspension was for in cycling, which would negate 50% of this discussion.
Odd how despite min info it seems to be framed as an isolated incident.
youtu.be/IobOf_-x1Dw?...
Odd how despite min info it seems to be framed as an isolated incident.
youtu.be/IobOf_-x1Dw?...
‘Stuff like this should not happen’ - Shaq reacts to Paul George’s 25-game suspension | NBA Tip-Off
YouTube video by ESPN
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February 1, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Always interesting to see how other sports cover doping stories. I don't think you would get away with not saying what a suspension was for in cycling, which would negate 50% of this discussion.
Odd how despite min info it seems to be framed as an isolated incident.
youtu.be/IobOf_-x1Dw?...
Odd how despite min info it seems to be framed as an isolated incident.
youtu.be/IobOf_-x1Dw?...
"Obviously the most pernicious crime here is to use the word ‘whilst’ instead of ‘while’..."
That there is @iandunt.bsky.social preaching the gospel for you all.
iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
That there is @iandunt.bsky.social preaching the gospel for you all.
iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
Adelaide and the crisis of free speech
The implosion of Australia's literary festival offers some harsh lessons.
iandunt.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"Obviously the most pernicious crime here is to use the word ‘whilst’ instead of ‘while’..."
That there is @iandunt.bsky.social preaching the gospel for you all.
iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
That there is @iandunt.bsky.social preaching the gospel for you all.
iandunt.substack.com/p/adelaide-a...
Then you've had nicer editors than I have.
January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Then you've had nicer editors than I have.
Nope, but is the other end a bottle opener for, I assume, mid-race refreshments?
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Nope, but is the other end a bottle opener for, I assume, mid-race refreshments?
That's a precarious way to eat ramen!
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
That's a precarious way to eat ramen!
The Commie Games suck, so this is no great loss.
However, why on earth TNT wants them is beyond me, if anything has a natural home on the BBC it's the Commie Games.
However, why on earth TNT wants them is beyond me, if anything has a natural home on the BBC it's the Commie Games.
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Commie Games suck, so this is no great loss.
However, why on earth TNT wants them is beyond me, if anything has a natural home on the BBC it's the Commie Games.
However, why on earth TNT wants them is beyond me, if anything has a natural home on the BBC it's the Commie Games.
The drugs in Spain are good this time of year, I guess.
December 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The drugs in Spain are good this time of year, I guess.
I've just finished marking 62 essay from first year journalism undergrads and I do not recognise this description at all.
The vast majority were having a good go at exactly the stuff this thread bemoans, researching and engaging with texts and ideas. I didn't see evidence of a generational issue.
The vast majority were having a good go at exactly the stuff this thread bemoans, researching and engaging with texts and ideas. I didn't see evidence of a generational issue.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I've just finished marking 62 essay from first year journalism undergrads and I do not recognise this description at all.
The vast majority were having a good go at exactly the stuff this thread bemoans, researching and engaging with texts and ideas. I didn't see evidence of a generational issue.
The vast majority were having a good go at exactly the stuff this thread bemoans, researching and engaging with texts and ideas. I didn't see evidence of a generational issue.
TBF I manage to roll out "cake or death?" fairly regularly.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
TBF I manage to roll out "cake or death?" fairly regularly.
Very good point. I hadn't thought of that.
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Very good point. I hadn't thought of that.
Oh I never doubted that the dates are in the rules, I was just saying the UCI has never felt too duty bound by the letter of its own rules.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Oh I never doubted that the dates are in the rules, I was just saying the UCI has never felt too duty bound by the letter of its own rules.
I might be wrong on this but I could swear those deadlines you mention have been flexed in the past. They're not quite as set in stone as they appear.
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I might be wrong on this but I could swear those deadlines you mention have been flexed in the past. They're not quite as set in stone as they appear.
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Every day is Christmas for you then!
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Every day is Christmas for you then!
If you buy this then on 25 December David Lappartient will climb down your chimney and personally check the length of your socks.
It's what every kid dreams of.
It's what every kid dreams of.
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
If you buy this then on 25 December David Lappartient will climb down your chimney and personally check the length of your socks.
It's what every kid dreams of.
It's what every kid dreams of.
I spend a fair bit of time telling students sports journalism isn't just match reports, so I'm glad to have a new bonkers example to use.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
Live updates: NBA stars Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier arrested in illegal sports betting bust
NBA stars Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones are among those arrested in two illegal gambling cases, according to the FBI.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I spend a fair bit of time telling students sports journalism isn't just match reports, so I'm glad to have a new bonkers example to use.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
I had fun on Saeed and Jason's podcast the other week talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, hunting centaurs and ice cream.
If you're keen to know what creature I'd select as my battle companion. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gam...
WARNING: There is no cycling chat.
If you're keen to know what creature I'd select as my battle companion. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gam...
WARNING: There is no cycling chat.
Episode 17: Vern Pitt
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October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I had fun on Saeed and Jason's podcast the other week talking about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, hunting centaurs and ice cream.
If you're keen to know what creature I'd select as my battle companion. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gam...
WARNING: There is no cycling chat.
If you're keen to know what creature I'd select as my battle companion. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gam...
WARNING: There is no cycling chat.
Reposted by Vern Pitt
Oscar Delaite rode 752 laps of an indoor track to break the longest continuous wheelie record
cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/french-c...
cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/french-c...
French cyclist sets new world record with six-and-a-half-hour wheelie - Canadian Cycling Magazine
Oscar Delaite rode 752 laps of an indoor track to break the longest continuous wheelie record
cyclingmagazine.ca
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Oscar Delaite rode 752 laps of an indoor track to break the longest continuous wheelie record
cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/french-c...
cyclingmagazine.ca/mtb/french-c...
It is, in cycling's case, the fans NOT the sport itself that are taking a lead.
September 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It is, in cycling's case, the fans NOT the sport itself that are taking a lead.
Nothing to see here just weeks after re-naming the place the Department of War. No reason to be twitchy at all.
September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Nothing to see here just weeks after re-naming the place the Department of War. No reason to be twitchy at all.
I have started again.
September 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I have started again.
Reposted by Vern Pitt
If you have two followers, you are ahead of half of all Bluesky accounts.
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
September 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you have two followers, you are ahead of half of all Bluesky accounts.
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
bsky.jazco.dev/stats