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[Van Dugong @Mad_Mantis]

Soul warming hometown winter sunrise #discovertasmania #Tasmania @BOM_Tas @BOM_au @tasmania

[keewa 🇵🇸 @keewa]

Norwegians doing their rowing thing in a stadium
Americans: this must be because of us

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

Would the Latvian Cycling Federation have contested Mathieu van der Poel's non-DSQ if Skujins wasn't 4th? No.

But that doesn't matter. They're right. UCI Commissaire didn't enforce the rules, unlike in Gent-Wevelgem when Reusser was DSQed for the same action. #Zurich2024

[Benji Naesen @BenjiNaesen]

The #Zurich2024 World Championships brought amazing winners from Tadej Pogačar to Cat Ferguson.

But for me, the overwhelming feeling is sadness and anger. Muriel Furrer's passing is another reminder that our sport is dangerous, and it's too easy to say that the dangers of our sport can't be handled much better.

Every time a cyclist dies in a race, we enter the same cycle. "The UCI mourns the loss of ..." turns into "we asked the family who wants the race to continue..." turns into "it's too early to discuss what could've prevented this". And at the end of the day, I can count the pro-safety decisions the UCI has made in the last 10 years, on a single hand.

At the Giro d'Italia, Jenthe Biermans crashed into a ravine, and the only reason he was found quickly was because the riders in his group used their radio to tell their team car where he crashed. Meanwhile, the UCI wants to ban race radios.

Why does the UCI not apply their own Parcours Guidelines which state downhill finishes and bends in sprints shouldn't happen? This actively leads to more crashes and sprint deviations.

Why did the creation of the SafeR organisation turn into a political game within the AIGCP, postponing the creation of said organisation, postponing safety improvements in the sport? Who is prioritising politics over safety?

Is there a centralised database of rider crashes which can be analysed, from which the conclusions can be used by race organisers to make their parcours safer?

Why are race organisers often not held accountable for parcours safety issues?

Is there currently research and development being done on rider tracking, crash alerts, concussion detection technology, anti-cut skinsuits? Is it possible for the clothing and helmet safety standards (in the rules) to increase based on this research (like standardising MIPS-like concussion reduction technologies for helmets)?

Strict rider behaviour rules should be enforced consistently. Why does Maciejuk receive a multi-month ban for his RVV 2023 incident when Wiebes did the same in Brugge-De Panne the week before, crashed a group, and wasn't penalised? Why is Reusser getting a DSQ for hindering spectators by going on a footpath when MVDP does not? This is basic rule enforcement.

Why do we not see small rule changes that could improve rider safety, like not allowing team cars to drive next to breakaways, instead having riders drop to the back of groups.

In my opinion, all stakeholders in the sport can play a role in this, but it starts with the UCI. Standardisation, application and enforcement of safety requirements, and simply, making safety the number 1 priority in the sport.

It's impossible that there are no ways to make this sport safer, and I personally feel like the UCI is not even close to doing the best they possibly can to limit the severe and fatal crashes we have seen in recent years.

I am disgusted by @DLappartient's comments, stating that 50% of rider crashes are due to rider behaviour (without any statistics to support that), a mere 2 days after Muriel Furrer crashed in the UCI World Championships. This sums up the UCI's lack of accountability when it comes to safety, to the point that I'm shocked these people can look in the mirror at the end of the day.

It's already too late to be proactive, but we shouldn't wait on the next cyclist to die before making the necessary changes in the sport.

It's impossible to prevent every accident in this sport, but any measures that could reduce or prevent severe/fatal injuries, should be pursued with the utmost priority.

Cycling needs safety reform. It needed it 5 years ago.

[Vince Rugari @VinceRugari]

“They’re all-in for Saturday afternoon” … like the Swans had any other choice?

I thought this was a pretty poor performance here from the CEO, who didn’t really explain anything at all.

[EggFooty B2B🦁❤️🏆 @FootyEgg]

lol

[Vince Rugari @VinceRugari]

I don’t have all the answers on this issue. I don’t think anyone actually knows all the facts. All I want to say is that the manner in which people are speaking about Imane Khelif, someone who doesn’t appear to have actually done anything wrong, is absolutely horrifying.

[Daniel Lloyd @daniellloyd1]

If Tadej Pogačar was a team, he'd currently be sitting in 10th place in the 2024 WorldTour team win rankings, one place in front of Ineos Grenadiers.

[Marnie Vinall @marnievinall]

So, now make that four times this year, on record, homophobic language has allegedly been used in footy. It's really no wonder why so many young people don't feel safe here.

Young Saint investigated for alleged homophobic slur, via @petryan https://t.co/o4M4pUGg6Z

[Sanny Rudravajhala @Sanny_Rudra]

WTF IS THIS?!

Some bloke just chucked a bag of crisps into Tadej Pogacar’s face at 2km to go.

#tdf2024 #OnYerBikePod @writebikerepeat

[Isaac Gutierrez @byisaacg]

I am patiently waiting for NBA teams to have a backbone on literally anything and not give money to documented abusers

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

OKC adding Caruso, Hartenstein, Topić, another 1st rounder in Jones and another early 2nd rounder in Mitchell without giving up a single 1st round pick..

..re-signing Wiggins and Joe..

..and the Clippers losing PG..

..is the ideal Thunder offseason.

[Alison Mitchell @AlisonMitchell]

After Afghanistan’s Men made it to the #T20WorldCup semi-finals, members of the former #Afghanistan Women’s Cricket team based in Aus have written to the @ICC asking for support in setting up a refugee team. They want this letter to be shared #bbccricket

[Marnie Vinall @marnievinall]

Still can't stop thinking about this.

Women have had to fight so hard to even be allowed to play, then for adequate funding, facilities and resources (that fight is far from over). They are working themselves into the ground to grow the game and still get treated like this.

[Josh Butler @JoshButler]

the "ban social media for kids under 16" discussion keeps avoiding the crucial question - of HOW do you do it?

if there's ideas to do so without 1) everyone handing over sensitive private documents to those sites or 2) allowing sites to plug into Govt databases, let's hear it

[Emma 🗡 @edjenko]

its so funny to read news articles like ‘why arent australians having enough babies?!’ published right next to stories about another maternity ward shutting down and the insane cost of daycare

[Tom Decent @tomdecent]

“It's a disgrace. You lose your right to come and watch the football live. It’s ridiculous. These Fijian players provide some of the best spectacles of the game ... and yet they’re exposed to this low behaviour. It blows my mind."

Mick Byrne goes WHACK

https://t.co/MWFzbsDWCt

[Rachel Withers @rachelrwithers]

Auerbach says he has receipts from attempts to lock Lehrmann in for an interview, including massages amounting to more than $10k and reimbursement for "illicit drugs and prostitutes" at a Sydney brothel

[Andreas Harsono @andreasharsono]

It's the first time that an Indonesian President-elect makes an overseas visit and the visit is Beijing