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Snippets while it is quiet in the off-season: Remco to focus on his climbing superpowers whilst maintaining his TT capabilities? Tadej aims to improve and become a better ride rider in 2025. Yikes. Jonas seems to be laying down some base miles already in the pre-season, resetting his career almost after a rough 6-7 months. Many eyes on former top team Ineos-Grenadiers as they reboot and hire new management, partner with a German-based team as a form of talent supply, and the ongoing drama with having a world-class mountain biker who seems to struggle to be in a team environment. Primoz chirps in a recent interview that he is planning his racing days by avoiding the races that his compatriot Pogacar will be partaking in. The UCI have new rules in place that teams must avoid colours that makes the various leaders' jerseys indistinguishable in the peloton. Astana partners up with a WT licensed Chinese entity that also builds carbon bikes. No more Wilier - the bike that carried the Manx Missile successfully through Project 35. Sauce: CyclingNews

End of a big chapter for Loulou, the charismatic puncheur and double rainbow jersey

“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.” - Carl Jung

Most of my encounters with e-bikes, whether on them trailz or tarmac, have been with an adolescent mindset with a superiority complex. I would say that because one have motorised assist, one should be even more self-aware, lower the impulse to be impatient and frustrated. Share the trails, Sweetie.

Strand / Gordon se Baai

A man has to taper. 😈

3 months of high mileage and hilltops and mountains with Crystal - happiness. What a machine that ticks all my boxes. Ze Germans can engineer, hey. ⚡

Broke arm when I was 4 months old, DJR. So, sitting lekka skeef in the saddle with my body geometry. Doing my daily yoghurt on the yoga mat to stay aligned, supple and loose.

DC Adventure time is almost here! #mindae A few behavioural tips to boost performance, Cupcakes. Use it or lose it. 10 days to go. 1. Go to bed a little earlier even if you don’t sleep, but boost your restfulness. 2. If you go hard in training, keep the volume down, and avoid emergency panic training flowing out of insecurities.⚠️ 3. Pretend, mentally, that you are covering, say 250 kms, as it can help with your energy management on the day.🎯 4. Stay from night clubs, John Wick, and avoid people that are ill or snotty. 5. Don’t make any radical changes to your lifestyle or go try out a miracle USN protein shake for muscle soreness and recovery. 6. Watch your self-talk and the little voice between your ears. If you believe you can have a steady and powerful DC, you’re right. If you believe you can’t, you’re right. 7. Don’t stand if you can sit and don’t sit if you can lie down.👣 8. What works for your petrol tank, works for your petrol tank. Every body and every nutritional plan is unique. People often giggle at my hot cross buns. 💋

One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now. —Paulo Coelho

Some quiet in a noisy world.

If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.

Alan's 2025 roadie team are typically stage hunters in Grand Tours and stage races. Not sure what their roster is like for 2025 or which races they will prioritise to hunt for them UCI points. It is not hard to conceive that AH could focus on the Spring Classics, especially the hillier races like Strade Bianchi or even the cobbled Classics with his extraordinary bike handling skills. It depends what his role in the team will be, of course. Wishing him all the best in the hornet's nest that is the WorldTour. Sauce: Procyclingstats.com

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Alan doing a Pidcock or Wout or van der Poel move, straddling multidisciplinary codes in professional cycling. What a cool strategy in career management.

I am pretty sure that 'do not get bitten' is implied, Sweetie.💋

It’s about that serpent time 🫥

Whether you believe you can or can't, you're right.

Definitely, makes one yearn for quiet time in this intense and dramatic world.

Rigoberto Urån ending his career with a farewell event in Medellin soon. Mick, what a legend.

Ouens en Vrouens What's the value offering here that justifies the price tag? [no sarcasm or gripe; real query]. Or is it the old marketing strategy of creating desirability-through-exclusivity, a bit like Luis Vutton or the Ferrari owners' club? [no sarcasm here, authentic question]

"The six biggest doctors in the world are sun, rest, exercise, diet, self-respect and friends. Stick to them at all stages in your life and enjoy a healthy life." - Charlie Chaplin

I was cruising with a friend on a coffee ride and the junior race whizzed by

It was Zone 1 day for me; they were in zone 8