1/ Frankenstein and the Recumbent Bicycle. A long and possibly historically inaccurate thread.
Now the story goes that, it took a volcanic eruption on the other side of the world for the modern bicycle to evolve. on 5th April 1815, the top 1500 or so metres of Mount Tambora
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As we head towards Christmas and New Year, with increasing uncertainty about impending restrictions and how they might impact events, we’d like to take this opportunity to update our communities around the country.
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🌳 #loveparkrun
😈 A race for warriors! Relive a day in Hell from inside the pack! 😈
😈 Une course pour guerrières ! Revivez une journée en Enfer de l'intérieur du peloton ! 😈
#ParisRoubaixFemmes
Sorry but can we just take a sec to appreciate that Taylor Knibb was *only* 10 minutes slower than Jan Frodeno. And she was on a road bike. And this was only her second ever middle distance. 🤯 #CollinsCup
David Dastmalchian adopted a stray cat who approached him during the filming of The Suicide Squad in Panama, and costume designer Judiana Makovsky sewed a little Polka Dot Man outfit for the cat, named Bubblegum.
It’s wonderful seeing the Olympic success of Laura and Jason Kenny. If you’re cheering at home, please remember this is also how they travel from A to B.
Team GB’s Elinor Barker and Tom Pidcock were both hit by car drivers while training for the games.
@jennifersophiee So sorry to hear that! You’ve definitely not let anyone down! It’s easy for me to say but honestly sometimes these things just happen. Give yourself time to process it and reflect and you might find you now have an extra tool in your toolbox to help deal with adversity in future