You were right, this one is horrid. 4 days in, and while slowly improving, I still feel like shit.

The state UAE goes bankrupt, quiting cycling. Ineos tries to sign Pog, but like all other GC riders, he ends up at Red Bull

I mean, how do you pronounce that? Because the ij-sound tends to be very difficult for non native speakers

The UK pronunciation here: dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciatio...

To be fair, I'd be a lot more mortified if that other test turned out positive

Well, that's not what I want to hear right now

Voel me beroerd, maar gevacineerd+geboosterd. Zal dus wel loslopen.

Tbf, the same can be said about Bahrein

Confirmed by the team now:
www.instagram.com/reel/DQrycL6...

"I'll be riding for a French professional cycling team, sponsored by a company that produces bikes"
No lies detected 😂

Rose definitely is bringing in a solid amount of money, and it wouldn't surprise if Unibet stepped up too. Doubt they are close to Tudor/Q36.5 levels, but I genuinely think challenging for the last top 3 spot is not unfeasible, although in 26 might be a bit early

Plus, surely they'll want to fight for the top 5 Proteams to get automatic invites to WT one-days. They might even make a play for top 3 to get the GT invites. With Total likely folding in 2027, they look like the only ones remotely able to challenge Cofidis for that spot.

Okay, but surely they are not working with a budget like Tudor or Q36.5 where they can just blow money on a name that won't bring in points (not saying Lafay won't).

Van Gils breaking his Lotto contract

Richie Porte about to explain to the Australians that UAE is as bad as Israel, and they really need a road blockade on Willunga Hill

He saw that Onley was great at TdF after doing it, so clearly it's the optimal TdF prep.

Oh, seems like they dropped him 😂