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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 12h

🥇 for Lotte Kopecky at the 🌈 Track Worlds It's already her third World title at the elimination race. A beautiful last week of the season for her. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 21h

Maybe it would be better to move the 🌈 Track Worlds to early December? Now it overlaps still with a few road races, then it would monopolize all attention, right before the busiest period in cyclo-cross. December would become a month full of off-road top cycling. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

📊 UCI women's rankings The rise of 🇵🇱 Poland is impressive. The women keep delivering and there is still more young talent coming up The men's rankings leader 🇧🇪 Belgium is only 8th in the women's rankings 🇨🇦 Canada is the only non-European country in the top 10 #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Interesting that certain ProSeries races have higher startlist quality than the World Tour race in Guangxi. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

📊 UCI Nations Ranking (Men) Only one country outside 🇪🇺 Europe in the top 10. A small country of only 11 million people leads in an Olympic sport. The success was divided more globally in the past, 90 % of the list is located in the western half of Europe now. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Cofidis will ride all grand tours in 2027. This makes that the race organizations will have 2⃣ wildcards left to award in case that Tudor & Q36.5 take part in all grand tours too (as expected). #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

No other top rider has raced as much as Elisa Longo Borghini after the Tour de France, and she keeps going. Over Mid-October, she'll still line-up in the Veneto Classic, this week. Great for the local fans who will also Eleonora Gasparrini in this squad. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

How religious extremism presses girls & women from all over the world to stop doing their sport. This is insane. We should stop this discrimination towards women. There can't be any toleration towards this. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Kristyna Zemanova finished 6⃣th today in her cyclocross race. Ahead of the season, we had an interview with her. Read more about her and her ambitions in the sport, in this article 👇🚴‍♀️📰 cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2026/05/inte... #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The victory of 🇫🇷 Paul Seixas in Lombardy was the first non-🇸🇮🇧🇪🇳🇱 victory in a monument since 🇮🇹 Sonny Colbrelli in Paris-Roubaix 2021. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Per Strand Hagenes wins the last classic of the season, and adds a prestigious victory to his palmares. #cycling #ParisTours

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

🍂 The last major classic of the season. Top cycling, one more time 🚴‍♂️ Who wins 120th edition? Tim Merlier, Romain Gregoire, Jasper Stuyven and Christophe Laporte are among the favourites. #cycling #ParisTours

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Because then the WT would become too big. We need to make choices. The base should be : The traditional top races + races in countries with real potential. 15 years of WT racing in China didn't improve anything. We still don't even have a Chinese ProTeam.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

What a legacy. Ben Swift is one of the rare exceptions left in the sport who stayed loyal to the same team for so long. One of the original members from the new Team Sky project who changed cycling in a way that we still see today. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Local growth needs to come from the region itself. Afterwards they can get rewarded by a WT race. It's ridiculous that China has a WT race and Colombia doesn't. We're already racing in China for 15 years but there are still no Chinese pro riders today

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Lorena Wiebes got 400 UCI points for winning a race with only 5(!) WWT teams at the start and even multiple amateur riders finishing in the top 10 There are races outside the WWT with better line-ups then this. It's ridiculous that this is WWT. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

There used to be days that more famous riders took part at the Gravel Worlds The hype seems to be a bit over. The speculations that top road & cyclocross riders would combine their sport with multiple gravel races in a year seemed to be a bit over the top. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In the past few years, many teams have skipped it before too. Such forced trips without local growth doesn't belong in the WT.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

3 almost identical flat stages and only 5(!) World Tour teams at the start. All other teams are continental. But this race still got a WWT status. It's ridiculous that riders can gain big points here in races with a lower start list quality than many non-WWT races. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"In 2018, there were still 27 ProTeams; in 2026, there will be 16; and by 2027, there will be even fewer. “Next year, Belgium won't have a single ProTeam left. Neither will the Netherlands, Germany, England, or Denmark. Aren't those major cycling nations, after all?”

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Flanders-Baloise manager Christophe Sercu 🗣️ "Every sport tries to grow—more members, more clubs, more leagues—but in cycling, it’s the exact opposite. If a rider isn’t on a WorldTour team by the age of 22, he’s limited to riding at the amateur or continental level" #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Such a beautiful message by Lucinda Brand. Loyalty over opportunity ♥️ Very glad to see people with such a personality. Who don't forget about who supported them during highs & lows. Lucinda Brand is one of these rare diamonds 💎 #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Marianne Vos & Ashleigh Moolman in the women's race Florian Vermeersch in the men's race. There used to be times that the 🌈 Gravel Worlds attracted way more stars. The hype is not progressing as fast as expected. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The career of Primoz Roglic has been impacted by several injuries, sometimes year-after-year. But after every setback he managed to come back at the highest level, often even within 2 months after a new injury. That's really an incredible achievement 👏 #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

An ultimate champions' jersey for Remco Evenepoel? 🇪🇺 European stripes 🪙 Golden Olympic collar 🌈 Rainbow stripes on the sleef as former WC #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Tour de France 1992 visited a record 7⃣countries: 🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇩🇪 Germany 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇮🇹 Italy Fans from over different borders, united by the same race. Maybe it could be possible in the future again with also 🇨🇭 Switzerland & 🇬🇧 UK too #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The parcours was a bit atypical for a time trial, and there were many absentees. But the absentees are always wrong, and Primoz Roglic has a very nice final week of the season now 🇪🇺 #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So why did many big stars already take part in it for certain countries, despite all of this?

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🌈 Worlds Mixed Relay - Medal Table 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🥇🥇🥉🥉 🇦🇺 Australia 🥇🥇🥉 🇩🇪 Germany 🥇🥈🥈🥉 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🥇🥈 🇮🇹 Italy 🥇🥈🥉🥉 🇫🇷 France 🥈🥈🥈 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🥉 #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One of the oldest races on the calendar, but it's the youngest rider of them all who wins it. Jano Widar wins a prestigious Italian classic at the age of 20. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If it would be pointless, than famous riders like Filippo Ganna, Elisa Longo Borghini, Stefan Kung, Marlen Reusser, Kasia Niewiadoma, Tony Martin,... wouldn't have took part in it before.

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Interesting concept jersey for Demi Vollering 🌈🇪🇺 📸 : 502Watts #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Excellent lead-out by Lotto, but also what a final sprint by Magnier after that. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🇫🇷 France wins the 🇪🇺 European championships Mixed Relay 🥇 They blew 🇮🇹 Italy away who wins 🥈, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg takes advantage of the absentees and wins 🥉 One can question why countries like 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇰 were absent on both events this year. Such a lack of team spirit? #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Seems like 🇮🇹 Italy and 🇫🇷 France are the favourites to win the Mixed Relay tomorrow. Like usually both teams are treating this event very seriously again and starting with their strongest line-up. A rematch of the 🌈 Worlds #cycling #EuroRoad26

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

UAE will stop their development team and integrate the remaining riders of their Devo team into their World Tour squad. A budget cut in the Emirates. #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The road season is almost over. But does it really deserve to end with the obligatory Tour of Guangxi? What about moving the Tour Down Under and promoting it as the grand finale? All arguments in this article 👇🚴‍♀️🇦🇺 cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2026/10/from... #cycling #Australia

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It took a lot of effort but Evenepoel will be able to wear a special jersey in the coming 12 months 🇪🇺 After the bitter pill of last week, he still has something very special to wear now. #cycling #EuroRoad26

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Marianne Vos is the best female cyclist ever. The bar would be extremely high to compare the future potential of Chladonova with her 😅

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

With the right approach, Viktoria Chladonova can become the new Van Der Poel. She could win elite world titels in both Road cycling & cyclocross and monuments. The talent is there, she only needs the right support to use it. #cycling #EuroRoad26

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unfortunately, another cycling team will stop after this year. DAS-Hutchinson couldn't find a new sponsor and again so many riders will have to look for another team. The cycling world becomes a bit smaller again... #cycling

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Demi Vollering is the first 🌈 Worldchampion who wins a race in 13(!) months 🤯 #cycling #EuroRoad26

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📰 This talent factory is one of the reasons mentioned in this article. After reading the historical & social context in the previous post, you can also dive deeper into this story 👇 cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇵🇱 Poland is one of the few countries that can start with a full 8-rider squad today 🇪🇺 How did they build such a strong generation outside the traditional heartlands of cycling? 🚴‍♀️ Read the full story here 👇 cyclingbottle.blogspot.com/2025/03/how-... #cycling #EuroRoad26 #Poland

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Women U23 race is more difficult than the women's elite race. Even if you want to start from Ljubljana, there is still space for an extra climb. Now, it has only the lenght of a standard 1.1 one day race. #cycling #EuroRoad26

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cyclingbottle.bsky.social @cyclingbottle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 🇪🇺 Euros will go to the 🇳🇱 Netherlands in 2028. The country struggles to still hold regular cycling races in the past 10 years due to a lack of police forces. But since then, the country has organized tons of grand tour starts and international championships... #cycling

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