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Billy Lezard
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"Chicanes always, even in the mud" Kenny Werner
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globalpeloton.bsky.social
- Ashleigh Moolman Pasio on board as mentor/ambassador
- Team to be Ethiopian registered, with riders from Rwanda and Ethiopia
- Will begin racing in Europe from spring 2026
- Major sponsors involved
- Official launch at Rouleur Live

This is big for African cycling.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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hannahnicklin.bsky.social
I wrote a complaint to Cycling UK today about their decision to remove trans women from their 100 Women in Cycling Prize.

They are NOT a competitive body, they do leisure & transport cycling advocacy. You can read my letter & copy it if you would like via here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cycling UK - in support of trans cyclists' inclusion in the 100 women in cycling prize
To: Cycling UK complaints email address – haveyoursay@cyclinguk.org Subject: Deeply disappointed by your choice to remove trans cyclists from your 100 women in cycling list Dear Cycling UK, I am a ...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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aforestfield.bsky.social
So quite literally can we start rallying like this against UAE
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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goldbluebirdie.bsky.social
Protest works.
inrng.com the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 6d
PremierTech stops as a team sponsor "taking effect immediately"
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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thebritishcontinental.co.uk
The City of London Nocturne will bring UCI-sanctioned night racing to the UK in June 2026, with men’s and women’s Pro Criterium events planned under the lights of the capital.

thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2025/11/03/c...
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
billylezard.bsky.social
Bernie Sanders I am once again asking meme saying "I am once again asking for the 80% rule to be applied at the pits"
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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nairoingreen.bsky.social
And Fuck Tadej Pogacar for willingly continuing to be the face of the sportswashing project for the genocidal authoritarian nationstate of UAE.
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
It's well and truly 'cross season. But I am not back yet, so enjoy some pictures from last year

#crossiscoming
October 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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ebenhh.bsky.social
I noticed that the Israeli TT championships occurred today. I checked the location and they were held in OCCUPIED SYRIAN TERRITORY.
firstcycling.com/race.php?r=2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas%27ade
2025 Israel ITT
The 2025 CN Israel ITT was won by Nadav Raisberg.
firstcycling.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
Toifk Beshir, a first year u23, who rides under an Ethiopians License just podiumed a UCI C2!!

So good to see CX going global!

Just need First Cycling to update his flag
firstcycling.com FirstCycling @firstcycling.com · 25d
A weekend double for Jules Van Kempen in the Men's Elite races at Mason.

firstcycling.com/race.php?r=1...
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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legruppetto.fr
L'équipe Israël-Premier Tech confirme qu'elle changera de nom en 2026 en "s'éloignant ainsi de son identité israélienne actuelle". Le copropriétaire Sylvan Adams a lui "choisi de se retirer de son implication quotidienne et ne parlera plus au nom de l'équipe".
October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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josebeentv.bsky.social
No one panic but Seb Coe there is a good chance cyclocross will be added to the 2030 Winter Olympics

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...
Cross-country running and cyclocross could be added to Winter Olympics by 2030
Cross-country and cyclocross have a good chance of being added to the 2030 Winter Olympics in France, Sebastian Coe has predicted
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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augustbembel.bsky.social
Remco zertritt Hakenkreuz
September 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
If I had a nickel meme with text reading "If I had a nickel for everytime an EF Canadian won a massive bike race with cobbles beacuse the favourites decided not to chase as they had a domestique in the front group" "I’d have 2 nickels which isn’t a lot, but it’s wierd that it’s happened twice right?"
September 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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pokesnail.bsky.social
Kagame came and gave a speech at the UCI congress today, but there’s no place for politics in sport, right?
September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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tratnikstan.bsky.social
"Keep the politics out of sport" mfs when it's time to kick out state-promoting teams/sponsors like UAE or IPT to make the sport less political
September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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timbonvilleginn.bsky.social
O Gran Camiño 🇪🇸 are the first race to ban Israel-Premier Tech from taking part in their race.

The entertaining and challenging Galician week long race may pave the way for other races to take the step to ban the team in 2026.
September 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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billylezard.bsky.social
Hope Supercross round 2 live tomorrow

I believe all races are televised

Magspeed Junior Georgia Mahoney is racing! Just 10 seconds off the podium today so has a good chance again tomorrow and would be great for people to flood the chat with oranges 🍊

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Georgia smiling whilst racing in the women elite at Diegem last year
September 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
Hope Supercross round 2 live tomorrow

I believe all races are televised

Magspeed Junior Georgia Mahoney is racing! Just 10 seconds off the podium today so has a good chance again tomorrow and would be great for people to flood the chat with oranges 🍊

📸 @tonke.bsky.social
Georgia smiling whilst racing in the women elite at Diegem last year
September 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
First Televised 'cross of the season is the C1 Hope Super Cross on Sunday the 14th of September.

1040 till 1500 BST (GMT+1) on Discovery and on the Hope Youtube channel

Laura Verdonschot, Xan Crees, Anna Kay and Thomas Mein are all confirmed to start

www.youtube.com/hopetech
hopetech
Proudly manufacturing bicycle parts in the UK. Established 1989.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
IPT being blocked from leaving the ToB at the moment

Before I took this photo they drove the bus and honked the horn at the protestors

#freepalestine
A protest blocking IPT from leaving the ToB
September 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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ee1.nl
"It’s really upsetting for us as a team, upsetting for the riders, a lot of guys are shaken up by the incident," IPT director Daryl Impey said after Stage 5, on the same day the country on his team's jersey killed 61 people.
September 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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aforestfield.bsky.social
Would very much like the riders who say cycling isn’t political to say that to the Palestinian paracyclists who have lost their limbs by illegal ammunition used by the state of Israel, and have been prohibited multiple times by that state to participate in races. It’s political and personal to them
September 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
billylezard.bsky.social
I was all for women getting the vote until Emily Davidson ruined my favourite horse race
September 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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cyclartist.bsky.social
Protest needs to be disruptive. The Basque people showed us today: There is no normal race possible here as long as a team that is used by its owner to sportswash a genocide is competing. Since no riders were harmed, I am in full solidarity with the protesters
#LaVuelta25
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM