Selena Blake

NYT & USA Today Bestselling Contemporary & Paranormal Romance Author. I adore word finds & chocolate. Searching for the perfect martini. AKA Gillian Blakely

[Hoser Roadie @HoserRoadie]

@JumboVismaRoad SEPPTEMBER!

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@CarloVermeulen4 @writebikerepeat Yeah, I’ve always struggled with this. 100% odd.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@scasi360 @writebikerepeat That’s likely bc this sport is sponsor based and no team has been around as long as many football teams. We have no one to consistently rally behind except for riders.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@writebikerepeat I’m right there with you. It’s like we woke up in the twilight zone.

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@AndyCoys2 @Diedhein @AndreasCycleMN @JumboVismaRoad If Primoz and Jonas were on a different team, I would understand and agree with your point. But for the 17 years I’ve been into this sport, the rule has always been, if you have the jersey, you ride for the jersey. Sepp is riding hard and has gifted P/J with how many GT wins? 6-7

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@CharleneClair @Faust0w @millarmind @seppkuss Exactly. That math isn’t mathing. There’s more to being the “best” than legs on a single day. Recovery, interviews, tactics and oh yeah, TEAM. Sepp has handled it all very well, without much support. Can’t say the same for the “team leaders.”

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@Faust0w @CharleneClair @millarmind @seppkuss Given that I’m a professional story teller, I vote for the best story.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@CharleneClair @Faust0w @millarmind @seppkuss 100% this! This is what I don’t understand about the counter arguements. Is this a team sport or not? Sepp is having to ride like this is a time trial and the others are riding team. He’s riding with an arm tied behind his back.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@Faust0w @millarmind @seppkuss So all those times Sepp hauled a team leader up a mountain, he should have dropped them bc they were weaker that day. Got it.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@Faust0w @millarmind @seppkuss We do base things on past merits, tho. A team hires someone like Jonas or Evenepoel bc he has won tours before. They look at all kinds of things. Does he crack after the second rest day? Is he a team player? Can he time trial?

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

Are we taking bets as to what team Sepp Kuss will be on next season? Bc he deserves better.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@AndyCoys2 @Diedhein @AndreasCycleMN @JumboVismaRoad I haven’t seen them gift him anything. Ever. Are we watching the same race?

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@KOSTerru @Diedhein @AndreasCycleMN @JumboVismaRoad Absolutely this. Is this a team sport or a time trial? Make up your mind.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@Diedhein @AndreasCycleMN @JumboVismaRoad So sportsmen are cruel and abusive? With permission? Is that your point?

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@harts_cyclery @BarryHambly @Laura_Meseguer What does being cutthroat have to do with his ability to ride a bike? He obviously wants it. He raced for third. Because he felt bad about that doesn’t make him less deserving, imo.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@harts_cyclery @michaelpsoria @Laura_Meseguer That’s not how Sepp is though. Have you noticed how he comes across the line talking to everyone?

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

Wait, so this is how it’s supposed to work? You ride for red? Shocking!

[Atlanta Rouleur Collection @AtlantaRouleur]

Angliru, Vuelta 2020

Sepp Kuss (who looked fantastic on this climb) sitting up, waiting, continually checking on and pacing his fully cracked teammate, Primoz, who was also in the red jersey 🔴

#GCKUSS #SeppKuss #Sepp #Angliru #vueltaaespana #LaVuelta2023 #LaVuelta23 #lavuelta

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@eurosport Well said G. Those two are gonna have a hard time finding quality domestiques after this. Gonna be more expensive for the team.

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@carltonkirby Why didn’t Primoz dedicate his win to Sepp? 🤣🤪🥴

[Selena Blake @SelenaBlake]

@JumboVismaRoad I’d hate to be the PR department for this team’s sponsors. Y’all have a storm headed your way.