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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

From £40 a year with GCN+ to £371 within the space of a year, this is going to be absolutely terrible for the sport in the UK

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Avoiding the cash float I get, but surely the pre-pay card scanner is the same as a card machine. Sneaking suspicion is that nobody ever finishes their card & many can’t be bothered with queuing to have it credited back (if this is even possible)

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Why do you have to queue up and buy an annoying little card to buy beer at CX races?

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Here’s a few of them. Missing an Enduro bike, couple of fixed gear bikes and a commuter

Standert Kreissage RS. My crit bike but set up for a long day out in Mallorca

Rock Lobster. Columbus Max and lightweight bits.

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Another Thibau Nys pick here, should be pretty motivated after losing out in the final corners at Diegem

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

A bit overwhelmed with love for the NHS. Our little boy has been a bit unwell and they’ve got him out and home on Christmas Eve. They’ve even given him and his brother a present for Christmas Day

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Strange how it doesn’t quite seem to translate sometimes. Puck’s results on the road are ahead of Fem’s (so far) despite how strong the world champ was all last winter season

Wout’s sitting at home with a pack of mince pies very glad that he called in sick for work on Monday #cyclocross

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Worried that Thibaut was going to do an Alaphilippe there but still had plenty by the line. Great battling from Toon Aerts & Wyseure for the podium

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Ah great, MVDP hasn’t started doing intervals yet so should be lapping the whole field by worlds #cyclocross

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Namur was the right race to pick to go watch last week, grim in Hulst yesterday and hail in Zonhoven today. Conditions on the sofa are perfect #cyclocross

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Zoe Backstedt absolutely flying in Zonhoven today but Brand keeps getting quicker

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Cam Mason must have been flying at Hulst today, every time his name popped up he was up 3 places. Shame we didn’t see him until the end #cyclocross

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

We were at Namur last weekend, it’s a great day out

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Namur or Zonhoven. Will probably go to Benidorm next year because it’s warm though

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I’d heard that they were hamstrung in the transfer window by some legacy contracts plus performance related contractual increases in TP’s contract. Most of that will be solved now but there’s nowhere to spend it unless Van Gils hasn’t signed on the dotted line yet

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Lots of speculation about where Pidcock will end up but how do Ineos Grenadiers win in 2025? A quiet transfer season & both TP and Narvaez off at the end of the season. This must free up a fair bit of budget but who is left without a contract tie this late in the year?

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

But what does this mean for the Christmas CX period??

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Pidcock has been elsewhere in Spain further north this week. Source: my mate that spotted him 😂

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Cheers, followed both & your Hackney starter pack. Thanks for the hard work!

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Have just read that back and didn’t mean to imply anything dodgy, once she hits form she’s a step above. Marie Schreiber also super strong today, absolutely flying particularly in the opening of the race

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Fem Van Empel’s been on a training camp & is head and shoulders above everybody else once again. Think we have to wait until Namur to see if anyone can challenge her this season

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Been feeling under the weather for a few weeks. Couple of glasses of Beaujolais Nouveau last night and I’m feeling way better today. I’m not saying it’s an elixir for what ails ya but might as well mark 20th November 2025 in your diary just in case

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Happy Beaujolais Nouveau day to all those who celebrate

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Enjoy, Namur CX is quite the party!

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

We loved Cafe du Centre opposite the Christmas market after last years race in Namur. Very, very old school (one beer on tap) but the locals and patrons were super social and hugely welcoming. Great to see some of the other recs here for this years trip

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Great to see Cam Mason mixing it in the cyclocross today, best form I’ve seen him in this season

LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Really enjoyed Rouleur Live yesterday. The Stelbel coated with Darimo & Carbon-Ti was the dream bike of the show for me, now going to have to find a way to justify a set of the Scope Artech wheels. Got thrashed by my wife in a DT Swiss hub assembly battle & the lad loved the cap they gave him

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

But at least they’re not being broadcast into my feed!

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I haven’t accidentally seen an auto-played video of somebody getting shot in 2 days now. Long may it continue

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LukeG @lukegldng.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Finding Bluesky a breath of fresh air and hopeful that this site can do what we all loved about the other one years ago. Don’t think I’ve ever got quite so many twitter notifications than in the 2 days I haven’t clicked into the app