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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Came so close to getting 2/4 if Andrew August had hung onto the Youth GC 😅

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A Puck Pieterse win please 🤞

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🇫🇷 Tour de la Provence Stage 3 Recap! 🚴‍♂️ 🎧 Listen (17m): open.spotify.com/episode/0DuW... 🥇 Matthew Riccitello defends the GC! 🫣 The peloton outwitted once again! 🚵‍♀️ Who was the rider of the Tour? #cycling #couchpeloton

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Tour de la Provence Stage 3 Recap!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

⛷️ Short clip from my live-stream commentary of Martin Ponsiluoma's Gold Medal win in the Men's 12.5km Biathlon Pursuit! 🥇 📺 Watch (3m): youtu.be/Ha_vqjJnii8 #winterolympics #biathlon

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Jake Calls Ponsiluoma's Gold Medal!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Come watch me make an idiot of myself as I attempt a biathlon watch along with my dodgy internet, for the Men's Pursuit... I got sick of listening to the main broadcast here Down Under so I'm doing my own tonight. 🫣🤣 www.youtube.com/live/I4qb0XI...

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Watch Along: Men's Biathlon 12.5km Pursuit (Winter Olympics)

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

🇫🇷 Tour de la Provence Stage 2 Recap! 🚴‍♂️ 🎧 Listen (15m): open.spotify.com/episode/5DRI... #couchpeloton #cycling

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Tour de la Provence Stage 2 Recap!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Exactly the sort of dramatic setting you don’t get in an indoor stadium.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This is what I’m after. The best stadium in the world.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Cycling/Biathlon/Ice Hockey = much fun!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Excellent! Though I think I'll be catching it on demand tomorrow... falling... asleep...

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Is Darcie Morton representing today? 🇦🇺

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I can imagine! Not a lot of biathlon to watch here in Australia 😅

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

So jealous! What an experience. One day I’ll get over and watch some biathlon in real life.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

French biathlon doing the heavy lifting in the Gold category for their country. They’ve been exceptional.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Dang… I was really looking forward to a mountain finish!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

🇫🇷 Tour de la Provence Stage 1 Recap! 🚴‍♂️ 🎧 Listen (13m): open.spotify.com/episode/0emj... 🌧️ Gloriously grey weather! 😭 Disappointment for the big teams! 🥇 Glory from the breakaway! #cycling #couchpeloton

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Tour de la Provence Stage 1 Recap!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

⛷️ Recapping Winter Olympics Biathlon 9-13 Feb! ❄️ 🎧 Listen (31m): open.spotify.com/episode/0kPr... 🇫🇷 French medal tally assault! 🎯 Botn's brilliance! 🇧🇬 Hristova's historic bronze! 🎙️ Coverage grumbles... 🫣 Awkward podium moment... #winterolympics #biathlon

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Winter Olympics: Biathlon 9-13 Feb Recap!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🇫🇷 Tour de la Provence classification predictions... 🚴‍♂️ GC - Matthew Riccitello 🇺🇸 PTS - Dorian Godon 🇫🇷 KOM - Aurélien Paret-Peintre 🇫🇷 YTH - Andrew August 🇺🇸 #couchpeloton

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🇫🇷 2026 Tour de la Provence Preview! 🚵‍♂️ 🎧 Listen (11m): open.spotify.com/episode/6Kap... - 2025 speed recap ⏪ - The Stages 🗺️ - Contenders 🏅 - Picking all jersey winners 👕 #couchpeloton #cycling

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2026 Tour de la Provence Preview!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

What an incredible victory for Johan-Olav Botn of Norway to win the 20km Men's Individual biathlon event. Some serious competitors at the top end, and he held his nerve at the range to claim gold. Incredible. #milanocortina #olympics

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🚵‍♀️ UAE Women's Tour Stage 3 & 4 Recap! 🇦🇪 🎧 Listen (24m): open.spotify.com/episode/3ETr... - Lorena Wiebes still the sprint Queen! - Elisa Longo Borghini reigns supreme! - Good Tours for Luccon, Ciabocco, Bäckstedt! #couchpeloton

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UAE Women's Tour Stage 3 & 4 Recap!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

And yet... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The attitude towards cyclists on our roads from some people here in Australia is actually quite frightening. A genuine nastiness verging on hatred. No idea why.

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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Last night there was a vigil for the first cycling fatality of the year on London's streets. I was there. Here are some thoughts (no paywall). If this strikes a chord with you, please comment on the post and share. open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Yeah Buitrago caught my eye with his attacks at Cadel's this year.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I like to think of it as a living organism - it may change at a moment's notice :P

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

🚴‍♂️ Think my current favourite ten cyclists are: 1. Alison Jackson 2. Maeva Squiban 3. Ben Healy 4. Mathieu van der Poel 5. Puck Pieterse 6. Santiago Buitrago 7. Julian Alaphilippe 8. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 9. Elisa Longo Borghini 10. Tobias Lund Andresen #couchpeloton #cycling

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Jacquelin such a fun biathlete to watch when the speed and shooting all come together at once.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Recapped last night's UAE Women's Tour Stage 2, give it a listen before Stage 3 gets underway... we're surely in for a Wiebes hat-trick?

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

🚵‍♀️ UAE Women's Tour Stage 2 Recap Out Now! 🇦🇪 Listen (23m): podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/u... - Actual breakaways! - Yes, Lorena Wiebes is still a beast. - What we can learn from pro cyclists! #couchpeloton youtube.com/shorts/qgZQ-...

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🚴‍♀️ Pro Cyclists Are Tough! 🚴‍♀️

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

That was absolutely nuts. Unstoppable.

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A resounding yes 😅. At least we've had a decent breakaway today. They didn't even get the scraps on Stage 1! That was a hungry peloton...

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🇦🇪 UAE Women's Tour Stage 1 Recap! 🚵‍♀️ 🎧 Listen (12m): open.spotify.com/episode/0r4n... - Tough day for the breakaway - Zoe Bäckstedt's strong start - Lorena Wiebes beast-mode #couchpeloton

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UAE Women's Tour Stage 1 Recap

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Ok so, question for Cycling BlueSky... is it now officially Juliette Berthet? Because on comms they continue to call her Juliette Labous. As someone with a podcast, I'd prefer to get it right rather than wrong. #couchpeloton

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

UAE Tour S2 for me, but looks like I also can't connect with Oman TV...

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Looks like first race isn't until later this month... quick google only told me he's signed on with EF until 2029. www.procyclingstats.com/rider/ben-he...

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Program for Ben Healy

Ben Healy is riding Faun-Ardèche Classic (2026-02-28), Faun Drome Classic (2026-03-01) and Strade Bianche (2026-03-07).

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I have to say it was nice to have a few more World Tour teams at TDU and Cadel's this year! Second year in a row I've been down to Cadel's in person. Fun event. Yep, will be up late for Spring Classics soon...

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

What I love about global sports like cycling. I'm sitting here at 10:30pm in Australia watching UAE Tour Women. A community that spans time-zones and borders. 🚴‍♂️

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

This is very handy given coverage in Australia doesn't start for another 50 minutes. Cheers!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I've got Marlen Reusser winning GC... but mainly because I just wanted to pick someone else to keep it fresh 😅

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Thought they looked great when I was at Cadel's

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

For what it's worth, my picks for the jersey winners across the Tour are... 🟥 General Classification - Marlen Reusser 🟩 Points - Lorena Wiebes ⬛ Sprints - Someone from St. Michel (Couldn't pick but I think they'll get in lots of breaks) ⬜ Best Young Rider - Elyne Roussel #couchpeloton

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

So glad I can watch this Tour this year!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🇦🇪 UAE Women's Tour Preview is out now! 🚵‍♀️ 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2iG1... - Sprint, Sprint, Sprint, Climb! - Can Elisa Longo Borghini go back to back? - Can Marlen Reusser stop her? - Ali Jackson impact at St. Michel? - Predicting Classification winners! #couchpeloton

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2026 UAE Women's Tour Preview!

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🚴‍♂️ 🌊 My recap of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race weekend is out now! 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4Bxw... - Wollaston storms home - Lund Andresen sizzles on Aussie shores - Garcia & Buitrago royals of the climb - Challambra vs World Tour - Go to the gelato bar #couchpeloton 🚴‍♂️

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Jake Bowtell @jakebowtell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

So excited that I actually get to watch the Women's UAE Tour this year. Don't remember SBS having it in 2025. 🚵‍♀️ #couchpeloton

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