Owen Rogers
@owenrogers382.bsky.social
Into my 12th season writing and talking about cycling, mostly women’s professional racing.
Ride bikes, play drums, love beer, have family.
Ride bikes, play drums, love beer, have family.
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Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.
Hugely under did my food intake on today's ride. Not quite to the point of hallucinating, but almost to a standstill. Just had time to have a sleep to help recover and to warm up.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hugely under did my food intake on today's ride. Not quite to the point of hallucinating, but almost to a standstill. Just had time to have a sleep to help recover and to warm up.
Interviewer: "Do you need to keep the players' feet on the ground?"
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Interviewer: "Do you need to keep the players' feet on the ground?"
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
Steve Borthwick: "No."
Borthwick didn't say that but the interviewer is lucky Borthwick isn't awkward.
Hollie Davidson is an exceptional rugby referee.
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hollie Davidson is an exceptional rugby referee.
The spellcheck in Apple's Pages word processing app is the perfect example of AD (Artificial Dumbness.)
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The spellcheck in Apple's Pages word processing app is the perfect example of AD (Artificial Dumbness.)
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No doubts - Cameron Mason poised for cyclocross World Cup breakthrough with strength, progression and newfound confidence https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/no-doubts-cameron-mason-poised-for-cyclocross-world-cup-breakthrough-with-strength-progression-and-newfound-confidence/
No doubts - Cameron Mason poised for cyclocross World Cup breakthrough with strength, progression and newfound confidence
'The numbers are clearly better, I'm healthier and definitely happier, so it does make sense that that has gone into the results' says British Champion, aiming to add World Cup elite victory to palmares
www.cyclingnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
No doubts - Cameron Mason poised for cyclocross World Cup breakthrough with strength, progression and newfound confidence https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/no-doubts-cameron-mason-poised-for-cyclocross-world-cup-breakthrough-with-strength-progression-and-newfound-confidence/
England were 39/3 when I gave up.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
England were 39/3 when I gave up.
The Argentinian tight head prop in the Scotland rugby game is Pedro Delgado.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Argentinian tight head prop in the Scotland rugby game is Pedro Delgado.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
Who'd have thought you could win grand tours in the 80s and go on to play pro rugby 40 years later.
He's put some weight on though.
Remember folks in UK English:
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Remember folks in UK English:
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
Practise/advise/license - verb
Practice/advice/licence - noun.
The doctor practises at the practice.
The advisor gives advice.
She attends licensing to gain her licence.
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Looking to talk to someone who makes YouTube content or streams - preferably not personal finance content! Maybe something arty? Open to ideas, suggestions welcome
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Looking to talk to someone who makes YouTube content or streams - preferably not personal finance content! Maybe something arty? Open to ideas, suggestions welcome
All those poor reporters rushing to Huntingdon will soon realise what a hole it is.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 AM
All those poor reporters rushing to Huntingdon will soon realise what a hole it is.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
Terrifying incident though, I hope all affected recover fully.
Wilders looks like trump without the dye.
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Wilders looks like trump without the dye.
Happy All Hallows' Day.
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy All Hallows' Day.
Ask someone a legitimate question about how something you are writing about will affect them and they don't want to tell you.
Don't complain then.
Don't complain then.
October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ask someone a legitimate question about how something you are writing about will affect them and they don't want to tell you.
Don't complain then.
Don't complain then.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
And I was right.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
Applied for a job, closing date was yesterday, I've not yet been notified whether I have an interview but I've already lost hope.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
October 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And I was right.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
Apparently unemployable, despite fitting the job description perfectly.
The Tour de France Femmes route offers some wonderful wines.
There's some good Suisse wine near Aigle, then you've Vin Jaune in Poligny, the wonders of Burgundy for stage 4, the, the Macconais, Beaujolais and the Rhône.
I'll sit at home watching it on TV and get drunk then.
There's some good Suisse wine near Aigle, then you've Vin Jaune in Poligny, the wonders of Burgundy for stage 4, the, the Macconais, Beaujolais and the Rhône.
I'll sit at home watching it on TV and get drunk then.
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Tour de France Femmes route offers some wonderful wines.
There's some good Suisse wine near Aigle, then you've Vin Jaune in Poligny, the wonders of Burgundy for stage 4, the, the Macconais, Beaujolais and the Rhône.
I'll sit at home watching it on TV and get drunk then.
There's some good Suisse wine near Aigle, then you've Vin Jaune in Poligny, the wonders of Burgundy for stage 4, the, the Macconais, Beaujolais and the Rhône.
I'll sit at home watching it on TV and get drunk then.
Applied for a job, closing date was yesterday, I've not yet been notified whether I have an interview but I've already lost hope.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Applied for a job, closing date was yesterday, I've not yet been notified whether I have an interview but I've already lost hope.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
Not sure hopelessness has ever come so early.
I was just in the wine section of our local supermarket and, because I'm a saddo, counted up the Sauvignon Blanc brands.
There were 26 in the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa section alone.
Who drinks this stuff?
There were 26 in the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa section alone.
Who drinks this stuff?
October 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I was just in the wine section of our local supermarket and, because I'm a saddo, counted up the Sauvignon Blanc brands.
There were 26 in the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa section alone.
Who drinks this stuff?
There were 26 in the Australia, New Zealand and South Africa section alone.
Who drinks this stuff?
Looking to buy a shirt to wear when playing a Halloween gig and Amazon's size chart is interesting...
Now, I'm not a skinny bloke, but my chest isn't 24 feet (7.3 metres) round and, at only 5ft 8in (1.7m) at least I wouldn't have to bend over to pick stuff up if my arms were 5 feet (1.4m) long.
Now, I'm not a skinny bloke, but my chest isn't 24 feet (7.3 metres) round and, at only 5ft 8in (1.7m) at least I wouldn't have to bend over to pick stuff up if my arms were 5 feet (1.4m) long.
October 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Looking to buy a shirt to wear when playing a Halloween gig and Amazon's size chart is interesting...
Now, I'm not a skinny bloke, but my chest isn't 24 feet (7.3 metres) round and, at only 5ft 8in (1.7m) at least I wouldn't have to bend over to pick stuff up if my arms were 5 feet (1.4m) long.
Now, I'm not a skinny bloke, but my chest isn't 24 feet (7.3 metres) round and, at only 5ft 8in (1.7m) at least I wouldn't have to bend over to pick stuff up if my arms were 5 feet (1.4m) long.
It's amusing that so many politicians and media fail to believe some people and organisations have no political agenda.
That many of those burdened with serious responsibility - and budgetary restrictions - can honestly, without fear nor favour, do what they are paid for.
That many of those burdened with serious responsibility - and budgetary restrictions - can honestly, without fear nor favour, do what they are paid for.
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
It's amusing that so many politicians and media fail to believe some people and organisations have no political agenda.
That many of those burdened with serious responsibility - and budgetary restrictions - can honestly, without fear nor favour, do what they are paid for.
That many of those burdened with serious responsibility - and budgetary restrictions - can honestly, without fear nor favour, do what they are paid for.
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
Have the UCI forgotten there's a Women's WorldTour race on?
The Tour of Chongming Island started today, though, to be fair, the race has no website and the results website still only have the top 10, 90 minutes since Kathrin Schweinberger won.
The Tour of Chongming Island started today, though, to be fair, the race has no website and the results website still only have the top 10, 90 minutes since Kathrin Schweinberger won.
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Have the UCI forgotten there's a Women's WorldTour race on?
The Tour of Chongming Island started today, though, to be fair, the race has no website and the results website still only have the top 10, 90 minutes since Kathrin Schweinberger won.
The Tour of Chongming Island started today, though, to be fair, the race has no website and the results website still only have the top 10, 90 minutes since Kathrin Schweinberger won.
Looking at the 2008 Olympic Track Cycling results where the men had seven events and the women three.
October 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Looking at the 2008 Olympic Track Cycling results where the men had seven events and the women three.
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UCI Shouldn't Immediately Turn the Gravel World Championships into a Cash Cow
My opinion about the Gravel World Championships in Limburg
cyclingflash.com/news/uci-sho...
#cycling #GravelChampionships #GravelWorlds
My opinion about the Gravel World Championships in Limburg
cyclingflash.com/news/uci-sho...
#cycling #GravelChampionships #GravelWorlds
Gravel World Championships: Beyond a UCI Cash Grab
Explore the growth and challenges of the Gravel World Championships. Discover why UCI should nurture, not commercialize, this cycling phenomenon.
cyclingflash.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
UCI Shouldn't Immediately Turn the Gravel World Championships into a Cash Cow
My opinion about the Gravel World Championships in Limburg
cyclingflash.com/news/uci-sho...
#cycling #GravelChampionships #GravelWorlds
My opinion about the Gravel World Championships in Limburg
cyclingflash.com/news/uci-sho...
#cycling #GravelChampionships #GravelWorlds