Cillian Kelly
@cilliankelly.bsky.social
Professional cycling nerd. Not doing fuck all anymore
https://www.thecyclingwebsite.com
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Spotify having a right pop off me this morning. 😔
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Spotify having a right pop off me this morning. 😔
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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open.spotify.com/episode/4j9V...
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
New episode of DNF is out where the name of the episode isn’t true but I kind of wish it was.
open.spotify.com/episode/4j9V...
open.spotify.com/episode/4j9V...
The Backpedal - I've landed on The Monuments by Peter Cossins
What do we find therein? Come and see..
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What do we find therein? Come and see..
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November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Backpedal - I've landed on The Monuments by Peter Cossins
What do we find therein? Come and see..
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
What do we find therein? Come and see..
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
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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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.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
Numbers, proof etc. It's all here.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
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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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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And look at all the episodes we’ve done!
open.spotify.com/episode/7I6c...
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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!
open.spotify.com/episode/7I6c...
And look at all the episodes we’ve done!
open.spotify.com/episode/7I6c...
Who was the best Italian cyclist never to win a Giro stage.
CLUE: It’s not this guy.
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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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CLUE: It’s not this guy.
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This time though, *this* time, the actual actual truth will finally be revealed.
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This time though, *this* time, the actual actual truth will finally be revealed.
Maybe Raymond Poulidor WAS the eternal second after all. And maybe Lance Armstrong could have won that 2009 Tour de France if he paid more attention.
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October 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Maybe Raymond Poulidor WAS the eternal second after all. And maybe Lance Armstrong could have won that 2009 Tour de France if he paid more attention.
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Raymond Poulidor and an amazing story which may or may not have actually happened. It did though. It did happen.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Raymond Poulidor and an amazing story which may or may not have actually happened. It did though. It did happen.
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open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
The Autumn Double. Definitely a real thing.
If Pog really thinks he's great, he better get moving.
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If Pog really thinks he's great, he better get moving.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Autumn Double. Definitely a real thing.
If Pog really thinks he's great, he better get moving.
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If Pog really thinks he's great, he better get moving.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
Geraint Thomas wondering on his latest podcast why so many people abandoned the World Road race when the weather wasn’t even bad or anything.
Also Geraint Thomas:
Also Geraint Thomas:
October 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Geraint Thomas wondering on his latest podcast why so many people abandoned the World Road race when the weather wasn’t even bad or anything.
Also Geraint Thomas:
Also Geraint Thomas:
Has any rider ever finished first and last at the World Road Race?
Come for the answer… stay for all the other words. 🎣
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Come for the answer… stay for all the other words. 🎣
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October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Has any rider ever finished first and last at the World Road Race?
Come for the answer… stay for all the other words. 🎣
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Come for the answer… stay for all the other words. 🎣
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September 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There is one aspect of time trials that really gets me quite excited.
Here are four examples of when it happened. I've also managed to find accompanying YouTube videos for all of them.
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Here are four examples of when it happened. I've also managed to find accompanying YouTube videos for all of them.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There is one aspect of time trials that really gets me quite excited.
Here are four examples of when it happened. I've also managed to find accompanying YouTube videos for all of them.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
Here are four examples of when it happened. I've also managed to find accompanying YouTube videos for all of them.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
What happened in the 2025 Vuelta that only ever happened previously at the 2005 Tour?
Find out in the latest article on The Backpedal
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Find out in the latest article on The Backpedal
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September 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What happened in the 2025 Vuelta that only ever happened previously at the 2005 Tour?
Find out in the latest article on The Backpedal
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
Find out in the latest article on The Backpedal
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The only other Italian time trial champion to win a stage of the Vuelta was Adriano Malori in 2014. Look at how shite his national champion's kit was compared to Ganna's today.
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The only other Italian time trial champion to win a stage of the Vuelta was Adriano Malori in 2014. Look at how shite his national champion's kit was compared to Ganna's today.
That Vinge helmet
September 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
That Vinge helmet
Did some filming with Fred Sirieix yesterday. Very nice man. Being next to him made me feel balder, fatter, shorter and smellier than usual.
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Did some filming with Fred Sirieix yesterday. Very nice man. Being next to him made me feel balder, fatter, shorter and smellier than usual.
Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about the Tour de France stage winning tallies of Cavendish (35) and Merckx (34)
The record is a lie
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The record is a lie
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August 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about the Tour de France stage winning tallies of Cavendish (35) and Merckx (34)
The record is a lie
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The record is a lie
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Mads Pedersen has the chance to do something quite rare indeed.
But what is it? 🤔🎣
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But what is it? 🤔🎣
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August 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Mads Pedersen has the chance to do something quite rare indeed.
But what is it? 🤔🎣
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But what is it? 🤔🎣
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It's almost a year since I wrote this. I'd be really curious to know if anyone still feels this way, or have things changed?
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August 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's almost a year since I wrote this. I'd be really curious to know if anyone still feels this way, or have things changed?
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Why does everyone hate the Vuelta?
They don’t really. But Tour de France winners do - apart from Chris Froome.
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They don’t really. But Tour de France winners do - apart from Chris Froome.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
August 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Why does everyone hate the Vuelta?
They don’t really. But Tour de France winners do - apart from Chris Froome.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...
They don’t really. But Tour de France winners do - apart from Chris Froome.
open.substack.com/pub/cilliank...