Paul O'Toole
@endodoc
Came here to get my ProCycling news fix - but you brighten my life in so many other ways. Thanks BlueSky people.
So much TV coverage related to the eclipse. Even ITV3+1 is showing Classic Corona.
Happy little bicycle tyre I saw for sale on eBay. #Pareidolia @iseefacesinthings.bsky.social
The 17th century Hurleston tomb behind St Peter's Church, Plemstall. An isolated church, said to be on the site of St Plegmund's hermit dwelling. Back then, the site would have been an island surrounded by marshland and was known as the 'Isle of Chester' #MementoMoriMonday
Walkers may wonder why the ivy grows so lush and green round here, not realising it’s a favourite spot for local cyclists to take their “nature breaks” #FingerpostFriday
These were the four I listened to on repeat as a child. Tubby the Tuba was my favourite but I was totally absorbed by The Snow Queen every time. Wend Craig one quite progressive (in retrospect): folk tales from around the world.
Blackberries already ripe in northern England. I’m no expert but this seems quite early.
Huge Victorian-era boiler - on display outside University of Liverpool's Energy Centre. Of course, in London this would be offered as quirky AirBnB accommodation.
I have a hybrid car. The challenge is to drive it efficiently so it runs in EV mode as much as possible. When driving on the motorway, my cycling instincts kick in and I find myself drafting behind high-sided trucks. It means cruising at only 60mph - but I enjoy imaging how many watts I'm saving.
My money on Juan Pedro Lopez. He once passed me at incredible speed on the climb north of Barcelona.
Our ancient Celtic ancestors held forest glades sacred. They say Norman Christian church builders capitalised on this by creating the same feeling in their cathedrals: tall, thick columns, branching above; dappled light through stained glass; hushed awe. Is this why they resonate with us still?
Watched Lauren Dickson win the Lincoln International GP last year but had no idea she was destined to become MVP for Demi Vollering at #GiroWomen just one year later.
Introducing Lewis, the leucistic Blue Tit - a regular visitor to our garden feeder. #Birds
Is this one for #FingerpostFriday? Or is it a concertina-gate stile to delight @lakesstiles.bsky.social? No, it’s actually just a blatant attempt to show off my beloved 1974 Harry Quinn #SteelisReal
According to 1907 experiments by Dr Duncan MacDougall, a body loses about 20 grams at the point of death. Could the discrepancy somehow be explained by the UCI losing its soul?
A hollow tree takes me straight back to childhood: witches, goblins, fairies, or hidden treasure? #ThickTrunkTuesday
With Luca Vergallito in the break today, a reminder that before he was a pro, he used to go chasing KOMs styling himself as Il Bandito. Beat Andrew Feather up Muro di Sormano in a GCN video stunt from 2022
Dorset folk claim that Jenner heard about the success of Benjamin Jesty, a dairy farmer from Yetminster, who noting that milk-maids exposed to cow pox were often immune to small pox, was 'brave' enough to inoculate his wife and 2 sons with pus from an infected cow, using a knitting needle - in 1774.
As a trivia footnote, the cyclist in Festina kit was an uncredited cameo appearance by the director, Martin Campbell
Look how much the new Persil Non-Bio laundry capsules have shrunk. Packaging bangs on about “Nano-Sense technology”, which is clearly nonsense. Am I being cynical to see this as another example of shrinkflation? @john-self.bsky.social
14th Century misericord from Tewkesbury Abbey makes an insightful comment about the current state of British politics #Woodensday
Podium Women’s #LincolnGP Puts Morven Yeoman into the lead of National Series.
4 riders have a 3 minute gap on the peloton with 8km to go. Das Hutchinson have 2 in the front group: Morven Yeoman leading with Noémie Thomson just behind #LincolnGP
Lovely day here for the #LincolnGP. The new route through Exchequer Gate and over the cobbles past the cathedral is superb and will make the race even more attritional.