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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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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 09/09/2026

Know it would not have been a mirror-image deal etc, but pro cycling might have dodged trouble by avoiding the One Cycling project in the wake of the Liv Golf implosion, both shared the same funding source

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 13/08/2026

🇮🇹 Sardinia bids €7.5 million to host the 2028 Vuelta a España start. 📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/news/sard... 📸 ASO

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Lukas Knöfler @lukascph.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I've put a lightly-edited version of my opinion on a possible 🇩🇪 2029 Grand Départ on Substack, too: lukascph.substack.com/p/my-opinion...

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My opinion on a possible 2029 German Grand Départ

Why a stand-alone event isn't a good idea, and what should be done in addition to (or instead of) it

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Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America - Regensburg @europeamerica.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🚴Next week Jiří Zákravský (Pilsen) is going to touch on the links between politics and cycling: “Undemocratic Regimes and Professional Road Cycling Teams’ Sponsorship”. 14.15, H5, open to all! #sports #politics #international #cooperation #europeamerica

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 30/06/2026

Human rights groups call on 🌈 UCI to suspend 🇦🇪 UAE Team Emirates-XRG licence 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/huma... 📸 Cor Vos

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voxpot @voxpot.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Jde oddělit sport a politika? Na letošní olympiádě se zdá, že ne. Nasvědčuje tomu vyřazení ukrajinského skeletonisty Heraskevyče, projevy amerických sportovců i gesta fanoušků. Poslechněte si náš nový podcast Krize. www.voxpot.cz/clanky/polit...

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Politika na olympiádě? Sport s ní byl spojený vždycky

Jde oddělit sport a politika? Na letošních olympijských hrách se zdá, že ne. Nasvědčuje tomu vyřazení ukrajinského skeletonisty Vladyslava Heraskevyče, projevy amerických sportovců i gesta fanoušků.

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

To me, every edition is filled with great stories. However, it was in 2019 when Philippe Gilbert won. I remember watching it at my parents' home with my wife and brother; it was a lovely family moment. 😊 We were cheering for Zdeněk Štybar, obviously... 😉

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thank you! Great, I will listen to it as well. 😉

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thank you so much. I know about some of them and their activities on the local level, but - to be honest - I didn't know Hubert Opperman.

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thank you. Can we find any examples of professional road cyclists in the last few years who were in elective positions on the lists and, ultimately, were elected (e.g. in general elections)? I recall only Jozef Regec, who was a member of the Czech Senate (but the two-round system is used here)...

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

And what were their political parties? I remember this kind of activity by Colbrelli (Forza Italia) or Mancebo (Vox)... However, in many cases, it is just a way to support the parties and not to really run for the office.

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

There is only one possible answer - Chicago Blackhawks. I have been a fan for over 25 years (a few years longer than I have been following cycling 😮). This season is much better than the previous two or three, and they are playing really well (excluding the last two games).

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Philippa York @pippayork.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Extremely happy to be part of the team involved in winning William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2025

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Congratulations! 👏 I am looking forward to reading it! 😉

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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 07/11/2025

PremierTech stops as a team sponsor "taking effect immediately"

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 28/10/2025

🇮🇱 Israel eyes future Tour de France Grand Départ 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/isra... 📸 Cor Vos

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 14/10/2025

🇪🇸 Spanish cyclist disqualified from 🇨🇳 Tour de Mentougou after Strava flag emoji controversy 📰 domestiquecycling.com/en/news/span... 📸 Cor Vos

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 27/09/2025

David Lappartient and UCI hide behind so-called 'Olympic values' on Israel question Analysis by Barry Ryan ✍️ 📄 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/features/... 📸 Cor Vos

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 19/09/2025

🇧🇪 Belgian journalist barred from 🇷🇼 Rwanda Worlds in 'mockery of press freedom' 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/belg... 📸 Cor Vos

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Dan Challis @globalpeloton.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Russia and Rwanda. Two countries annexing their neighbours. One is banned by the UCI, one gets a World Championships. Lewis Mudge of Human Rights Watch asks what the difference is.

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The UCI states that it and sport should be apolitical but has handed out gongs and championships to dictators and repressive regimes. I can't think of a single thing Lappartient has done to boost elite racing. His UCI presidency has essentially been a way to further his career rather than the sport

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 16/09/2025

🇪🇸 Pello Bilbao criticises UCI over inconsistent bans "I don't understand the hypocrisy of the UCI when they made a different decision with the Russian Gazprom. I don't understand the difference. Why do some yes and others no?” 📄 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/i-do... 📸 Cor Vos

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 04/09/2025

Oścar Guerrero, Israel-Premier Tech DS on staying in 🇪🇸 #LaVuelta25 “If we drop out here, we know that from now on, we’ll be targeted at every race and we’ll have to get off here, there, everywhere.” Full story 👇 📸 Cor Vos

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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 04/09/2025

Former IPT manager Rik Verbrugge says team should change name. It could work in terms of not attracting protest. But it’d be superficial. Not sure if team owner Adams would want to, and he’s a very political figure, eg close to Netanyahu and been cultivating links with the far right in Europe…

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 03/09/2025

Israel-Premier Tech has insisted it will continue racing at the Vuelta a España despite mounting protests and security concerns around its participation. Full story 👇 📸 Cor Vos

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 12/08/2025

"Is 🇦🇪 UAE's enormous budget and consequent success a problem for cycling? And if so, can something be done about it?" Analysis on Domestique 👇 📸 Cor Vos

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 10/08/2025

Storm clouds over 🇧🇪 Belgian pro cycling as teams fight for survival 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/stor... 📸 Cor Vos

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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 07/08/2025

Germany bidding to host the Tour de France start in 2030, bid would celebrate 40 years of German unity and project gathering momentum, has been pitched to ASO www.spiegel.de/sport/tour-d... (🇩🇪)

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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Alessandro De Marchi has told me he is "happy and relieved" to no longer be riding for Israel-Premier Tech. "I wouldn’t be able to manage the feelings I have, to be able to be involved in something like that.” Story for @observeruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

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Alessandro De Marchi: I’m relieved to not be cycling for ...

39-year-old Italian says he would have struggled to cycle for Tour de France team

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Česká televize k letošní #TdF nepřipravila "pouze" výborné přenosy a podcasty, ale i Průvodce Tour de France. Skvělá práce Tomáše Jílka, @vojtechjirovec.bsky.social a @tomasekzdenek.bsky.social! 👏 Kromě popisu etap a soupisek týmů se třeba dozvíte i o stopě účastníků Závodu míru na Tour. 👇

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Thank you, Thijs Niemantsverdriet, @nrc.nl, for the possibility to discuss the issue with you. 🤓 👇👇👇👇👇

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Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 16/06/2025

Forever in our hearts 🤍 #rideforGino

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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 13/06/2025

Jayco/Greenedge team signs agreement with the Saudi cycling federation greenedgecycling.com/2024/greened... Team linked to the kingdom with Al Ula co-sponsor already, this cements things further. A few years ago the Movistar team was in discussions for a similar agreement but did not conclude this

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Dan Challis @globalpeloton.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Spoke exclusively with the President of the Rwandan Cycling Federation yesterday in Glasgow about Kigali Worlds safety, reducing costs for national teams and the Championships' impact on African cycling @cyclingnews.com www.cyclingnews.com/news/its-a-s...

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'It's a safe country' – Rwandan Cycling President seeks to calm Kigali World Championships safety concerns

President Samson Ndayishimiye speaks exclusively to Cyclingnews about DRC conflict, reducing costs and the Worlds’ impact on African cycling

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Cyclist magazine @cyclist.co.uk · 30/05/2025

The short-lived jersey was hard fought for by the men at the bottom of the general classification. Does it have a place in modern cycling? @robynemz.bsky.social thinks so

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Opinion: Bring back the maglia nera at the Giro d’Italia

The maglia nera was to the Giro d'Italia what the lanterne rouge is to the Tour de France: something to

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The new Tour de France Grands Départ's candidate is... Czech Republic. At least according to the current Prime Minister Petr Fiala, "the Czech Republic is ready for negotiations on the possibility of hosting the prestigious Grand Départ". 👇

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Projev premiéra Fialy na Národní konferenci o podpoře sportu a pohybu

Předseda vlády Petr Fiala vystoupil v úterý 13. května 2025 na Národní konferenci o podpoře sportu a pohybu, kterou uspořádala Národní sportovní agentura.

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Emma Bianchi 🍉🌈 @cyclartist.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

This is one of the oldest stage races in women’s cycling, and I think it is definitely worth preserving. If you agree, please take the 1 minute it takes to sign this petition we have created in support of the Thüringen Ladies Tour, and please also spread the word 🙏 #womenscycling chng.it/vRnvBgvCvm

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This campaign needs you now

Save one of the oldest stage races in women’s cycling: the Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

What does it mean to be a gregario in the uncertain world of cycling? I recommend you watch an excellent short documentary movie, "Let Me Ride", about Sergio Rodríguez and his last year in the Basque project Euskadi Basque Country - Murias; in 2019, the team was unfortunately dissolved. 👇

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Let Me Ride

A short documentary about Sergio Rodríguez. Life is made up of small moments, of small decisions. And that, Sergio knows very well. He has fought and sacrificed…

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the Inner Ring blog @inrng.com · 09/03/2025

Saudi wealth fund PIF could be the new sponsor of the Giro d'Italia. Energy company ENEL had sponsored the maglia rosa but that deal has ended and the replacement has yet to be announced. But Tuttobici reports it's likely to be PIF www.tuttobiciweb.it/article/2025... (🇮🇹)

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IL FONDO PIF VICINISSIMO ALLA MAGLIA ROSA, IL GIRO AVREBBE TROVATO UN NUOVO PARTNER

Il fondo arabo è uno dei più grandi fondi sovrani del mondo, con un patrimonio totale stimato di oltre 925 miliardi di dollari.

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I definitely agree. It is certainly being discussed more now than it was a few years ago. Thank you (and other journalists) for focusing on this!

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Among many other things, "European Parliament [... c]alls for the cancellation of the 2025 International Cycling Union (UCI) Road World Championships in Kigali if Rwanda does not change course". 👇

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Texts adopted - Escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo - Thursday, 13 February 2025

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Jiri Zakravsky @jirkazak.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The 2025 UCI Road World Championship in Kigali was mentioned on the floor of the European Parliament... 👇

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