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Peter Abraham

@peterabraham.bsky.social
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Marketer, advisor, entrepreneur, cycling enthusiast, co-host of Speaking of Bikes podcast

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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks to CBS LA for interviewing me about the work @peopleforbikes.bsky.social is doing to ramp up bike infrastructure around @la28games.bsky.social youtu.be/kQnvxyG24jo
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Bicycle advocates want to see LA River bike path project accelerated ahead of LA28 Olympics
YouTube video by CBS LA
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 23/09/2026
“Gee … look at all the little black dots.”
“Gee … look at all the little black dots.”
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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
LA28 has just announced the Olympic and Paralympic triathlon routes which will start on the beach itself (this is different from other recent games where the start is on a pontoon) and wind through Venice Beach. Here's the Guardian story: www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I remember this and was in DTLA as it flew over. Amazing.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I was just talking to a friend about our always-on media culture, and how culture has evolved into millions of niches. I wrote a blog post about this: peterabraham.medium.com/the-nichific...
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The Nichification of Sports (and everything)
We’re now in the era where every sport not named the NFL or the NBA is a niche sport.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today I attended a Zoom call with LA Mayor candidate @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social. I got to ask her about bike infrastructure. She had a good answer (about importance of connected networks) and supported the HLA measure approved by voters. cc @lintonjoe.bsky.social @awalkerinla.bsky.social
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I was interviewed by CBS News today about the work I’m doing with People for Bikes to improve bike infrastructure in LA. As proven by London and Paris, more bike lanes = safer roads for bikes, pedestrians and even cars. And better air quality for all.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 27/10/2025
At the popular dog film, Man Throwing Sticks
At the popular dog film, Man Throwing Sticks
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I appreciate the detailed reporting that @awalkerinla.bsky.social is doing around the World Cup and @la28games.bsky.social Olympics. She's on top of so many important issues. www.torched.la/hot-labor-su...
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Hot labor summer games
This mayoral endorsement is setting up an even bigger fight about who will stand with workers as they turn the heat up on LA28
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Invite is tremendous in many ways. So good. youtu.be/OJ19I9q_hOQ?...
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The Invite | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Now Apple Maps, too. 🤮
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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 31/08/2026
Like hating dogs, hating bicycles is a sure sign you’re not wired right. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/polit… (Also, I can’t believe we’re still writing headlines like this one about the Trump administration in 2026.)
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Do D.E.I. Bike Paths Exist? The Trump Administration Says Yes.
The administration has revoked funding for bike paths, and encouraged removing some. A cycling advocate said it is playing on the idea of “that dork on a bike.”
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is an interesting discussion covering AI, journalism and media: youtu.be/Ae6vSwmaGD0?...
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Kara Swisher on What’s Real and What’s Hype in AI
YouTube video by Nicholas Thompson
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The UTMB live stream is so very good. Feels like a broadcast designed for the digital era, not the linear TV era: live.utmb.world/utmb/2026/utmb
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UTMB Live - Hoka UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2026 - UTMB®
Follow the race Hoka UTMB® Mont-Blanc 2026 UTMB® live
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Watching the lunar eclipse tonight.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 26/08/2026
“Well, she’s done it to me again … Tuna fish!”
“Well, she’s done it to me again … Tuna fish!”
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I wrote about my experience in France last week. peterabraham.medium.com/the-tour-de-...
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The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: Why Everyone Should be Paying Attention
There are a bunch of exceptional things about this event, but also some things that need work. Here’s what I saw in France.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This was the Cheer Squad (organized by Iris Slappendel) at TdFF stage 7 last week on Mt Ventoux. I've been going to bike races my entire life and had never felt this energy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2vf...
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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift Cheer Squad Stage 7 2026
YouTube video by Peter Abraham
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I feel lucky to have been up on Mt Ventoux yesterday to witness both the energy and the racing @letourdefrance.bsky.social Femmes.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Riding a Lime bike around London today. So much fun and not many cars on the road.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If you've wondered how we shipped manufacturing of almost everything to Asia, and how we might get that back, you'll enjoy this discussion with bike industry leader Pat Cunnane. We're actually not that far away from making bikes here again. youtu.be/-vrwRSZcmmg?...
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Pat Cunnane: A Plan to Return Bicycle Manufacturing to America
YouTube video by Speaking of Bikes
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CITIUS MAG @citiusmag.com · 26/07/2026
EVERYONE loves track and field 🫶 Zohran Mamdani made it out to Randall’s Island to welcome the fans and cheer on the athletes at the 2026 USATF Outdoor Championships.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@lintonjoe.bsky.social Currently waiting to comment via phone @ Metro board meeting re/4-1 vote to approve report that would pull funding for open streets events. Would be a disaster.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Women are the superpower of American sport.” Great discussion this week on the Speaking of Bikes pod with Brendan Quirk of USA Cycling. On YouTube and all the pod platforms.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Good @nytimes.com article by John Eligon about marathon training in Iten, Kenya: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/w...
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Aiming for My Fastest Marathon, I Turned to Distance Running’s Mecca
A New York Times reporter’s quest to beat the personal best he set 14 years ago took him to a Kenyan village, where the biggest benefit he got was not what he expected.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 20/07/2026
“Here he comes, Earl. … Remember, be gentle but firm … we are absolutely, positively, NOT driving him south this winter.”
“Here he comes, Earl. … Remember, be gentle but firm … we are absolutely, positively, NOT driving him south this winter.”
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I'm old enough to remember reading The Far Side in the newspaper every day.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Every year I complain about this: Phil Ligget should have retired as a commentator 10 years ago. He can no longer even understand the basics of the race or who's in the lead group. It's sort of an annual joke at this point. Not to mention Peacock promoting a Lance Armstrong pod.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Good discussion on our most recent podcast: peterabraham.medium.com/the-search-f...
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The Search for America’s Next Tour de France Winner
Roy Knickman’s approach to coaching young people is driven by his objective to “create better humans.” Winning is a by-product of that.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🙏🏻
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
An incredible story www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See (Gift Article)
The Statue of Liberty is caught between the sublime and the souvenir, our critic Jason Farago explains. Look again: She’s much stranger than you think.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was ‘the most influential city in the world’ says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: ‘The bike beat the car.’”
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How Paris beat the car
Though chaotic, the city’s transition has become a global role model
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"The centuries-old business model for media evaporated in 15 years." On the Speaking of Bikes podcast this week, Mark and I spoke with @caleyfretz.bsky.social of @escapecollective.bsky.social about where media is at in 2026: youtu.be/9tvXNelN_0M?...
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Caley Fretz: The Current State of Enthusiast Media
YouTube video by Speaking of Bikes
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I appreciate that @lintonjoe.bsky.social of @streetsblogla.bsky.social continues to push on City of LA's failure to create the safe streets that citizens overwhelmingly voted for with Measure HLA in 2024: la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/m...
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Measure HLA at Two Years: a Timeline of How L.A. City has Resisted Safer Multimodal Streets - Streetsblog Los Angeles
With just 300 feet of HLA upgrades in two years, L.A. City's main effort has been to actively block HLA progress
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Jenn Lichter won the Western States 100 yesterday. Her story is amazing: www.runnersworld.com/news/a691258...
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Her Family Was Torn Apart By Drug Cartels. Now, She’s a Western States 100 Champion
As a child, Jenn Lichter and her siblings were homeless on the streets of Colombia. Running has helped her process her past.
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CITIUS MAG @citiusmag.com · 27/06/2026
🚔 Paris police authorities have requested that Sunday's Diamond League meet be canceled, citing a historic heat wave that has stretched the city's emergency services to their limits since June 21. 🇫🇷 Current forecasts call for temperatures of 99°F on Friday, 98°F on Saturday, and 89°F on Sunday. 🌡️
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Climate change is coming for outdoor sports: peterabraham.medium.com/dark-clouds-...
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Dark Clouds on the Horizon for Endurance Events
Increasingly I’m worried about the impact of climate change on outdoor activities.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I'm devoting some of my energy these days to getting more bike infrastructure built in LA around @la28games.bsky.social. So I attended the excellent @movela.bsky.social conference yesterday in Long Beach. Great chance to speak with leaders in person.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 18/06/2026
Appreciation: Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy rethought urban housing and changed Los Angeles for the better
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Appreciation: Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy rethought urban housing and changed Los Angeles for the better
Architect Lorcan O’Herlihy died Sunday at the age of 66. The LOHA founder changed L.A. for the better — rethinking, among other things, dense urban housing and its relationship to the city.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The @peopleforbikes.bsky.social 2026 City Ratings are out. We spoke to PfB's Martina and Grace to understand how they measure bike infrastructure and which cities are on the way up. You may be surprised by some of the cities that are at the top/bottom of the list. youtu.be/jjvICnTs9Lg?...
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The Best Places to Ride Your Bike in America
YouTube video by Speaking of Bikes
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My blog post about the podcast episode we recorded with Roy Knickman, and my history with him going back to high school: medium.com/@peterabraha...
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The Search forAmerica’s Next Tour de France Winner
Roy Knickman’s approach to coaching young people is driven by his objective to “create better humans.” Winning is a by-product of that.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
@awalkerinla.bsky.social with the boots-on-the-ground reporting for FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"I'm as proud of the kids who don't go on to be professional cyclists as those who do, because of the tools we give them." On this week's Speaking Of Bikes Podcast, we sat down with Roy Knickman, Olympic medalist and maybe the world's greatest youth cycling mentor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWE-...
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The Search for America's Next Tour de France Winner
YouTube video by Speaking of Bikes
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I love this kind of article in @nytimes.com. Even better because it mentions my friends @peopleforbikes.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/t...
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5 Great North American Biking Cities
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
FIFA is betting that a successful World Cup can coexist with corruption, profiteering and a connection to Trump. I'm not so sure. www.npr.org/2026/06/08/n...
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With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out
Hundreds of tickets are still available for the U.S. and Canada opening matches for the World Cup on Friday. Even more are available in resale platforms — many at below face value.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I'm doing a lot of work in bike infrastructure lately, and trying to make LA a safer place to ride around the LA28 Olympics. I wrote about what's going on here: medium.com/@peterabraha...
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Paris Proved It. London Proved It. Will LA?
The Olympics are a rare opportunity for a city to expand its bike infrastructure.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 08/06/2026
Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday u.afp.com/SDH9
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social gets elected, she’d be the most bike friendly mayor in the history of Los Angeles. Exciting.
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Peter Abraham @peterabraham.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Important series of videos about food and climate change from my friend @chefchriscosentino.bsky.social: youtu.be/Ms7Nk8vsCHQ?...
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FEAST or famine | E03 | PRODUCE
YouTube video by Chef Chris Cosentino
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