Lesli Cohen
@lesli
Editrix w/red pen in one hand, whip in the other. Bicycling advocate. Knitting fanatic. Tattoo addict. Former queen of snark at Cyclismas dot com.
“Non, monsieur, je ne veux pas porter votre cochon.” RIP Cyclismas. You were a wild ride. 💔
Hard to believe this was 13 years ago. cc: @benberry.bsky.social @thomasafine.bsky.social
Not @msnbc.com live fact-checking the dimwit in chief and his blatant lies about crime in DC…
Today I worked on my leg tan lines, Primoz style. Yes, that Wahoo Elemnt reads 101°.
Sometimes the Internet delivers serendipitous moments sublime (cc: @katewagner.bsky.social )
You guys are hilariously in sync, @latimeriidae.bsky.social @scotthfx.bsky.social :
Simon+Adam tow their squads from Courchevel to Col de la Loze an HC climb above the clouds. Their papa wears a split jersey bipartisan because, you see no favorites in this family 1 rides for Visma 1 UAE and can only be friends when the race ends. Oh and Ben O'Connor today the stage wins. #tdf133
Outrider horses leas fractious or difficult or nervous horses to the gate, or off the track after the race. Outriders also go after loose horses on the track. They need to be tractable, calm, and unbothered.
Correction, I read it on @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social : www.rouleur.cc/en-us/blogs/.... Christian Prudhomme wanted a vintage and explosive 2025 Tour.
This blurb in 2017 on @bicyclingmag.bsky.social by cycling journalist Joe Lindsey (not sure if he’s here) sums it up pretty well: When I was running cyclismas.com back in 2010-2018-ish, we would mail out prices and swag to the day’s top ditties. Now we just do it for nostalgia’s sake. #tdf133
My friend Cindy shared this stat on FB and I can’t stop thinking about it. That plus misogynoir explains what happened at the polls. 💔
For several years now I’ve written a poem a day in July to encapsulate each day’s stage of racing in the Tour de France. Here is today’s poem for my first day on Bluesky: