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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 10h
The UCI's Future of Cycling report is manifesto for a controlled evolution rather than revolution. It’s probably enough to appease most teams and maybe stave off the threat of the team-led CCG group, but not the ones most desperate for wholesale change.
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Dan Challis @globalpeloton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What will the World Championships in Pune, India, actually be like? 🇮🇳 I spoke to a 10-time Indian national champion to find out. “The number of people that are going to be on the side of the road, man, it's going to be insane.” @escapecollective.bsky.social escapecollective.com/what-to-expe...
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What to expect from the 2032 World Championships in India
‘It’s going to be insane’, according to ten-time Indian national champion Naveen John, who unpacks the vision, context, and possible route of the Worlds in Pune
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remco Evenepoel called anti-doping nighttimes tests "inhumane". The ITA (backed by the UCI) have said they're necessary and they'll continue. Pogacar, Vingegaard et al. were targeted at the Tour because "there exists, unfortunately, some suspicion of doping." www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
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Nighttime anti-doping tests in cycling set to continue in 2027
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Speaking at the UCI congress, David Lappartient says r.e. the reactions to the nighttime tests at the UCI: "They must remain the exception but it's important we do everything we can to keep our sport clean." Echoes comments others in the anti-doping community have been making: they're here to stay.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As one Escape member commented: Hereinafter known as the General Seixassification. Nice idea, if you ask me. Big riders and teams won't care, but smaller riders and teams will. Teams against it though. Even tho, in theory, it'll give *more* exposure to their sponsors they say will lose out.
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Jacob Whitehead @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Cycling promised change after Muriel Furrer’s death. Two years on, it is still prevaricating. Important reporting from @cmbreports.bsky.social for @theathletic.com on the ongoing safety tracker dispute. This is simple technology which should be solvable:
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Pro cycling urgently needed GPS safety trackers. Now it has to decide which one to use (Gift Article)
A series of race deaths have put safety firmly in the spotlight, but tensions between the UCI and Velon threaten to stall progress
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is big: India is expected to be awarded hosting rights to the 2032 Road World Championships. Vote to be held next Weds, UCI chiefa strongly favour India. Good news for cycling's worldwide development but question marks over transparency and voting process. www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...
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India poised to win race to host 2032 Cycling Road World Championships
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is an outstanding piece of writing. A close friend works for Cleveland Police, and family members work in social services across Teesside. They keep telling me how on edge the mood is. It's a region that has been shockingly let down - under funding leads to these kinds of problems.
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Jacob Whitehead @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“La Vuelta es Mas”. Enric Mas was Spain's great hope, but had never bonded with the wider public — until now. After three second-place finishes, the red jersey is finally his. Has it kept his team alive? Inside story from @cmbreports.bsky.social for @theathletic.com:
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From ‘useless’ to perfect: How Enric Mas and Movistar won the 2026 Vuelta a Espana (Gift Article)
Spain's WorldTour squad finally won their home race again – this is how they did it
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As Spaniards in Monaco predicted before the race even started....
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I chatted with Sepp Kuss about the physical challenge of riding all three Grand Tours in a row – again. The affable American also discusses his struggles with the public's perception of him after his 2023 Vuelta win, and his relationship with Primož Roglič. www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...
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America’s Sepp Kuss is about to complete one of endurance sport’s hardest feats (again) (Gift Article)
Kuss is just days away from completing the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España in the same season, for a second time
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great reporting, as ever, from cycling's global news reporter. Combine this with the war in the Middle East that will no doubt affect the Jan/Feb races, and cycling's global calendar is looking decidedly... European again, with a little bit given to Aus and Canada.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Been listening to The Move and reading The Outer Line (the best cycling newsletter, IMO) and want to address some comments about my reporting on reform efforts. Contrary to what's being inferred, my information doesn't come from one single source, but many... 1/
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A coming of age victory for Marco Brenner, the win he was expected to deliver a few years ago. One of the peloton's more interesting personalities, aged 18 he became manager of his eponymous junior team. Enjoyable interview with him from 2023: www.rouleur.cc/racing/team-...
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
For cycling fans of a certain generation, Spain's biggest team leading a Grand Tour isn't anything surprising. But should Enric Mas hold onto his Vuelta a España lead, it'd be Movistar's biggest and most important triumph in a generation. Can he do it? www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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Are Spain and Movistar about to end their long wait for glory at the Vuelta a Espana? (Gift Article)
With Enric Mas in the form of his life, one of cycling's most historic teams could be about to experience major success again
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Wildfires are the biggest problem facing Europe and Spain," says Vuelta director Javier Guillén. A special report from one of the many Spanish villages heavily affected by wildfires in recent years. Cycling is more at risk than any other sport. www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...
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Cycling is facing the brunt of climate change. It depends on countryside to create its spectacle (Gift Article)
Europe, the fastest warming continent, is hotter and drier than ever — and it is having an impact on the Grand Tour season
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We've had One Cycling, then TeamCo. Let me now introduce you to... Collective Cycling Group! CCG for short. Same ideas as ever, same problems as ever. The difference? Significantly advanced. A lot of optimism up to 21 teams will become shareholders imminently. escapecollective.com/the-next-bat...
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The next battle to reform pro cycling is here
Collective Cycling Group has garnered deeper team support than prior efforts. Will ASO and the UCI finally come to the bargaining table?
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Exclusive interview with Primož Roglič: 🤔"Not decided" if he'll retire or not 🚑The pre-Vuelta crash left him "wondering if it (his leg) would ever be OK again 🤳His message to Pogačar after his exit 🇪🇸How he plans on beating Enric Mas And more! www.nytimes.com/athletic/755...
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Primoz Roglic interview: “I never dreamed of being a cyclist – I wanted to be a ski jumper” (Gift Article)
This Vuelta could be one of cycling's favourite sons' last Grand Tours - the 36-year-old is in reflective mood as he discusses his career
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The reason Pogačar's Vuelta withdrawal is so shocking is that he had appeared invincible - he'd crash, but never get injured. I spoke with his teammates and rivals to find out how - until yesterday - he manages to escape so many crashes and serious injuries. www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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Tadej Pogacar’s ability to avoid serious injury was almost unprecedented – then came his crash at the Vuelta (Gift Article)
The five-time Tour de France winner suffered several fractures and injuries after falling on stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The CV-6765, 400m from Simat de la Valldinga, a charming, medieval village better known for being the wettest place in the otherwise sunny and dry Valencia region. From now on, it'll be known as the place where Tadej Pogačar, the cycling GOAT, crashed out of the Vuelta a España. Blood marks remain.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The inside story of when Tadej Pogačar raced the Vuelta a España in 2019, announcing himself on the world stage. 💎"It was clear he was a gem" ⚡ to attack or not? ❄️air-con: on or off? 🛌his only Grand Tour roommate 🧘‍♂️"he didn't feel the pressure" www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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Inside Tadej Pogacar’s first Vuelta a Espana: The start of a sporting dynasty (Gift Article)
No-one expected much from Pogačar at his first Grand Tour, but he quickly showed why he is arguably the sport's greatest-ever rider
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Did Pogačar misjudge his effort on the gravel? Or was Mas just simply flying? www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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Vuelta a Espana stage six: Pogacar caught on climb and nearly crashes on descent, but still wins
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good luck to Tadej Pogačar getting out of the press room
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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In Loving Memory of Finlay Tarling August 14, 2026 – The tragic passing of Finlay Tarling during Stage 8 of the Vo… Jamie B needs your support for For Fin
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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
No one has ever taken the stage win and the yellow jersey on the Ventoux as far as I can remember. Looks like Kasia has the stage won, taking yellow as well would be historic, one of the great mountain performances
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
No one ever believes Kasia can do it, until she does it. If Vollering is the rider of her generation; Kasia is the fighter. Remarkable performance, again, from the Pole. She always provides drama and excitement.
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Dan Challis @globalpeloton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The best piece I’ve read from the Tour this year. Top work @cmbreports.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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‘I was on the verge of crying’ – heartache and salvation inside the broom wagon on Tour de France queen stage
Cycling Weekly was inside the Tour de France’s broom wagon on stage 20. It was a day of tears, crashes and salvation.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I spent the Tour de France queen stage in the broom wagon. The best piece I've written from the race, if I do say so myself. Sticky bottles, tears, crashes, burgers and hot dogs, and a realisation that the broom wagon does not end dreams but keeps them alive www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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‘I was on the verge of crying’ – heartache and salvation inside the broom wagon on Tour de France queen stage
Cycling Weekly was inside the Tour de France’s broom wagon on stage 20. It was a day of tears, crashes and salvation.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Really enjoyed writing weekend wrap-ups from the Tour de France for The Observer. Here's today's piece, reflecting on Tadej Pogačar's supremacy and the shadow of those nighttime anti-doping controls. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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Pogačar overcomes team illness and nighttime tests to dom...
The Slovenian is poised to become just the fifth man to win the prestigious race for a fifth time
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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A final shout-out (for today anyway!) for my book on cycling's greatest climb. That status looks like being further cemented given the hordes that are up there today... www.amazon.co.uk/Alpe-dHuez-S...
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Alpe d'Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb
Buy Alpe d'Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb by Cossins, Peter (ISBN: 9781781314258) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Alex Duff @duffofbrentford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NYT takes a look at the Amaury family and the (very unusual) business of the #TourdeFrance www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Is the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?
The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Marie-Odile Amaury, owner of ASO and the Tour de France, made a rare visit to the race this morning. She visited almost all of the team owners/managers in the paddock. Here she is with Ivan Glasenberg, the billionaire who is working hard to get the Amaury family to share some of their revenue.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Isaac Del Toro is typically a man of few words, but he really opens up to @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social in this profile. He's mature beyond his years. Gratitude and dedication stand out as his main personality traits. www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...
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Meet Isaac del Toro: North American cycling’s new superstar
The Mexican speaks to The Athletic about moving to Europe, turning pro and becoming Tadej Pogačar's trusted lieutenant at the Tour de France
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Cycling's status quo isn't working. The sport is uncompetitive. What can be done to fix it? I spoke with managers and riders at the Tour de France for ideas. 💰budget cap 💱regulated transfer market 🌈limit on UCI points 👶draft system for U23 riders www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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Budget cap, points limit and a draft system: how could we make the Tour de France more competitive?
Riders and their managers have their say on how to even cycling’s playing field in the era of super-teams
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
All 166 riders left in the Tour de France underwent an anti-doping test on Monday evening. They all provided a blood sample, as part of their Athlete Biological Passport. More tests, blood and urine, to come in the final week. ITA trying to be unpredictable www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'All riders were included in the operation' – Entire Tour de France peloton provided blood samples to anti-doping organisation on rest day
The International Testing Agency confirmed to Cycling Weekly that they undertook a mass testing program on the Tour de France's second and final rest day
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Anti-doping controls update: all eight riders on one team (can't name them unless the team consents to it) were tested at 22:00 last night. ITA is really going in hard during this Tour de France. Press event with ITA this lunchtime. Many questions to be asked; not sure many will be answered.
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It’s not just Pogačar and Vingegaard… “Sources confirmed to Cycling Weekly that at least two other teams have been tested at 5am during the Tour, one in the first week and one in the second week.” Story by @cmbreports.bsky.social: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France
Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Exclusive: multiple riders and teams targeted at the Tour de France by night-time testing. Director general of International Testing Agency (ITA) said in April that "we need to be able to test whenever we can", suggesting that there "was an issue" to confront. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France
Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
@t-davidson.bsky.social and I spoke with Christian Prudhomme the other day. He outright rejected Tadej Pogačar's wish for the Tour de France to be moved from its July date. He also said earlier start times would be impractical. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wish
The reigning champion's desire for the Tour de France to move to an earlier or later spot in the calendar looks unlikely to be fufilled.
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
At around 4pm local time today, the Tour de France will past through Thibaut Pinot’s hometown of Mélisey, where he now runs a farm of almost 300 animals “Farming teaches you to let go,” he said. Full story below www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'The animals don't know what you've won' – inside Thibaut Pinot's farm life as the Tour de France visits his hometown
Frenchman says farming 'teaches you to let go'
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I was told from a well-placed source that Visma-Lease a Bike almost had a replacement for Visma agreed in the last month, only for it to fall through. Team officials didn't deny it. Their search for a new sponsor to invest circa €30m per year goes on.
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Cycling Weekly @cyclingweekly.com · 16/07/2026
How to build a Tour winner: Jonas Vingegaard's former coach Tim Heemskerk tells us what it takes to get a rider onto the top step - cycling-weekly.visitlink.me/pEJmZ3
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Abel Balderstone is the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France. Writing for Cycling Weekly at the race, I had to interrogate him on his English roots. It includes tea, trips to Lancaster but I omitted the part where he called his dad a "buen guiri" www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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‘I feel very Catalan’ – Meet the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France
There are seven riders representing Great Britain at the Tour de France – but a Catalan debutant who could feature in the mountains has close ties to Lancashire
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Abel Balderstone is the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France. Writing for Cycling Weekly at the race, I had to interrogate him on his English roots. It includes tea, trips to Lancaster but I omitted the part where he called his dad a "buen guiri" www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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‘I feel very Catalan’ – Meet the lost Brit racing for Spain at the Tour de France
There are seven riders representing Great Britain at the Tour de France – but a Catalan debutant who could feature in the mountains has close ties to Lancashire
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
❤️ Deep-dive into the cardiac function of a Tour de France cyclist 😴 Resting heart rate of 27 ↘️ maximum heart rate drops during race 🫀HRV changes too 🩺annual check-ups 🏥the conditions that can afflict a pro cyclist www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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From 27bpm to 185bpm: How a cyclist’s heart rate evolves during the Tour de France
A Tour de France cyclist’s resting heart rate is less than half that of a normal adult male’s. They need regular monitoring to ensure everything is running smoothly.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Pretty sizeable news, this: Quick-Step to no longer be a title sponsor of Belgium's most successful cycling team. Safety Jogger to step up in 2027 as team becomes Soudal - Safety Jogger. More details here: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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End of an era as Quick-Step set to step down as Soudal Quick-Step title sponsor after 24 years
The team will be known as Soudal Safety Jogger for the 2027 season
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The atmosphere at the finish line is incredibly muted and subdued. It's day six and Tadej Pogačar has, barring any unforeseen circumstances, won the Tour. All enthusiasm has dissipated.
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If you've not heard anything from Ivan Glasenberg since he invested in cycling, don't assume he's a distant team owner. He's *very* involved. He doesn't speak in public but behind closed doors he throws his weight around. My profile of the billionaire attempting to transform professional cycling.
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Cycling Weekly @cyclingweekly.com · 07/07/2026
Saved by a doping test – Torstein Træen, who was treated for cancer after abnormal blood result, now in the Tour de France's yellow jersey www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/save...
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Saved by a doping test – Torstein Træen, who was treated for cancer after abnormal blood result, now in the Vuelta a España's red jersey
When his team doctor called about an abnormal test result, Torstein Træen could not believe what was happening – but it would turn out to be a potentially life-saving red flag
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Mads Pedersen dedicates his stage win to Luca Guercilena. A few weeks ago I wrote an extensive report for The Athletic detailing how the almost the entire team (riders and staff) is deeply against Guercilena's removal as team manager. www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
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Inside WorldTour cycling's week of managerial turmoil
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