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Joost De Cock

@joost.at
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I make clothes and shoes. I design sewing patterns. I write code. Blessed/Cursed with ASD. Benevolent dictator of FreeSewing (1) maintainer of Morio (2). 💜 bikes 🚴‍♀️ | 👎 cars 🚫 我也在学中文 1) freesewing.eu 2) morio.it

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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 05/09/2026
My partner needs to be in London for work (1) so we got it in our heads that we can just cycle there. Because we can. Over two days, with a nap in the middle (on a boat). Should be fun, although I'm a bit concerned about the (lack of) cycling infrastructure in brexitland. 1) congress.escrs.org
Komoot map showing a planned 113km cycling trip from Antwerp to Hoek van Holland. The title of the trip reads "ESCRS day 1"Komoot map showing a planned 124km cycling trip from Harwich to London. The title of the trip reads "ESCRS day 2"
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 08/08/2026
Happy pride! 🌈 #loveislove
A picture of Sorcha and Joost in front of a large rainbow banner welcoming travelers to Antwerp central train station on pride weekend
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 28/06/2026
Sorcha and those bikes no rider ever wants to find themselves on. Picture from the start of the Belgian national road racing championship, specifically the start in Antwerp. #BK2026
Sorcha posing next to the neutral Shinano car, carrying several of the blue Shinano replacement bikes on its roof
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 21/06/2026
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 14/06/2026
This is how we communicate now. I don't make the rules 🤷 #knicksinfive
Screenshot of an incoming WhatsApp message with a picture of flags on Antwerp city hall with the message "Flags are back and fountain is on!" 

The response reads:

Place feels more alive. 
Knicks in five.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 03/06/2026
Since today is #WorldBicycleDay I wanted to give a shout-out to someone who has given me more goosebumps than anyone. This kid has grown into my patron saint of bicycle joy. I love him so goddamn much 💜
A still from an old documentary about Adrianus (Adri) van der Poel shows his young son at the breakfast table. 

The interviewer asked whether the boy also wanted to become a cyclist. The answer was: Yes! 

The boy in question is of course the one and only Mathieu van der Poel.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 26/05/2026
Wat een daadkracht 🙏👌
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 25/05/2026
Awesome 😻 Klein puntje van constructieve feedback: the submit knop breekt uit de layout op (mijn) mobile. Misschien een idee om op mobile de input en submit onder elkaar te zetten, en de volledige schermbreedte te gebruiken (zo heeft dede placeholder tekst van de input ook meer ruimte) 🙌
A screenshot from a mobile device shows the website breaks out of the 100vw box due to the input and form not having sufficient horizontal space.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 07/05/2026
I love a nice rack
A bike rack in stainless steel. There's 3 places to lock your bike too, but one of them is shaped like a bicycle, complete with steering wheel and saddle
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 15/04/2026
Remember to always wear hi-viz when you venture out into the world because when a car hits a person or (a person on) a bicycle it was probably their own fault for wearing dark colors or, you know, existing in the first place.
A traffic sign on a traffic island is completely flattened by a car, despite the bar that was holding it up being covered in a large hi-viz wrapping
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 12/04/2026
Went for a bike ride yesterday. Antwerp was looking pretty good.
Picture of a street lined with blooming cherry blossom and green hedges
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 05/04/2026
On one hand, Tadej got out of the saddle on this tiny climb 😅 On the other hand, that slide into position on the podium was super smooth 🌈 #RVV
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 05/04/2026
Happy #RVV day for all who celebrate
Picture at the start and team presentation of the 2026 Ronde Van Vlaanderen
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 04/04/2026
Checks out
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Along with whatever the living heck this monstrosity is. It came some sort of weird shoe contraption that I flat out refused to take a photo of because it felt like I was being rage-baited. Anyway, so far some of the things I noticed during my trip to #velofollies yesterday 👋
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Not specifically a rider's bike, but the Van Rysel stand had the official team bike on display
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
They also had the yellow jersey edition on show
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
And of course at Colnago, there was Pogi's bike
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
There were also bikes that were clean/new but still strongly associated with a particular rider. Like this S-Works one on the SRAM stand that has all but Remco's name on it.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
That one in particular was a real magnet for ageing cycling aficionados who swarmed it while I presume explaining how exactly they would excel at Unbound.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
And on the Ridley stand, there was this one with the Unbound race tag on it.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
There was this Canyon Inflight with 🌈 paint job that was clearly intended to evoque MVDP, even though absolutely nothing tells us it was actually his bike.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Kinda ironic that this company was promoting some sort of bike washing station, because a big thing at #velofollies was: Dirty bikes!
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Also from the Eddy Merckx stand is this titanium one that I think looks rather lovely
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Although when it comes to "let's just scribble anything on the bike" this one from the Eddy Merckx stand takes the cake. Although I should point out that in this case it's a prototype of a 3D printed bike so that's kinda different.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Also popular: let's give the kids some crayons and let them go to work on the frame. (Also from the SRAM stand)
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
More of the "more is more" school of paint jobs. This time a Cervélo although if memory serves me right, it was taken at the SRAM stand.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Whatever this is supposed to be gave me flashbacks to the bodge of a paint job Cy from GCN did on the fork of his fixie. Maybe it's just me, but I'm not a fan of the "anyone can splash some paint on" approach
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Also. Since we had an example of a bad slogan, here's a great one courtesy of DT Swiss
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
This on the other hand 🤔 What's the message here? This bike sucks for riding on sand?
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Not all marketing is bad of course. I genuinely liked this image which featured prominently on the Scott stand
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Not all marketing is bad of course. I genuinely liked this image which featured prominently on the Scott stand
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Comic Sans? In this economy?
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Speaking of questionable marketing 🫣
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Sometimes companies try too hard to come up with catchy slogans or marketing copy, or perhaps something is lost in translation. But this just makes no sense to me.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
Still kinda boggles my mind that a company can sell what looks to be the cheapest hazmat suit possible, but heat training is a thing and Core is pretty much synonym for that.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
This is a lock that you lock and unlock with an app on your phone. Hard pass. You do you, but not for me.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
I'm not an MTB guy, but I just can't wrap my head around the gearing on some of these bikes. Look at the chainring/cassette combo on this one. I get the idea of having a bike that in principle allows you to ride up a vertical wall, but I just don't understand how that could ever work in practice
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
These are so popular, it is very hard to get your hands on one. Here's a pic of mine in the #velofollies bike park. I was lucky because it's a 2XL frame. Those are less quick to sell out. That saddle is not original and costs 40% of the entire bike, which says a lot of the bang for buck you get
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 17/01/2026
This is one of the greatest deals on the market. It's Canyon's Endurace in aluminium. You can see it advertised here for 999 Euro which is absolutely bonkers because it's a great bike (I have one, it's how I got to #velofollies) It's now 1099, but still phenomenal value. Also, that color 😍
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 16/01/2026
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy.
A picture of Wout Van Aert (left) and Mathieu Van Der Poel
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 16/01/2026
Remco's new ride I presume?
An S-Works road bike with Bora/Hansgrohe and RedBull sponsor logos and a golden chain and cassette
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 16/01/2026
Is it the real thing? Does it matter?
A Canyon cyclocross bike caked in dirt, but you can still see the rainbow paint job. So it at least looks to be the bike of Mathieu Van Der Poel
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 25/12/2025
It was cold but you can dress for that
Selfie of a cyclist wearing a mouth/nose cover as well as a headband helmet and many layers. In the background is a frozen pond that reflects the low winter sun that shines through the leafless trees.
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 21/12/2025
First round of #cxantwerpen (before mvdp opened the throttle) What I really liked about this spot is that every (female) rider who managed to ride all the way to the top got massive cheers. Each and every one. So wholesome 🥰
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 20/12/2025
It's Wout! #cxantwerpen
Wout Van Aert weaving through fans after giving an interview
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 05/11/2025
Came to Girona 🇪🇸 for 4 days of cycling. Cannot recommend it enough. Truly a wonderful place if you like bicycles 💜
A picture of Joost and Sorcha with the city of Gerona in the background
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 31/10/2025
This phrasing is misleading to say the least
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 25/10/2025
Now do this one
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Joost De Cock @joost.at · 25/10/2025
It looks like you used the wrong picture. Let me lend a hand to further make the point about the depth of our loss.
Irish president Michael D Higgins is seated on a mountainbike wearing a suit and tie. Behind him, two young men on BMX bikes are captured mid-descend from a quarter-pipe BMX ramp while two others watch on from the top of the ramp.
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