Looking forward to the investigation into how many thousands of other CVs on LinkedIn have been, er, updated today.

I guess we are burning the country down.

JD Vance is lecturing Europe on democracy.

Great to see a full house at the British Cycling Cycling National Track Championships at Nat Cycling Centre aka Manchester Velodrome.

New AIRmail out tonight … theouterline.substack.com/p/predictable-… … New season picks up right where old one ended; WADA blinks in USADA case; Continuing upheavals in sports broadcasting; Scarcity value drives sports rights; Cycling salaries grow, but are no match for other sports …..

Upon review, Vance's stunt is even worse than imagined. It was a product of ineptitude: Z went into a detailed recap of Russia reneging on agreements (to underscore the need for guarantees-b4-ceasefire). Vance (a DEI admit at Yale Law) is overwhelmed and /1

It's exactly ten years ago since UCI published the report of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission. Not everyone was happy with all of it, but I believe it significantly helped change the sport for better. Here's a link to the full report. sportsintegrityinitiative.com/wp-content/upl…

New AIRmail …. theouterline.substack.com/p/better-ideas… …. New ideas for cycling broadcasting; Pog legend continues to grow; Solo ride victories and the lack of parity; New women’s racing rivalry takes shape; What next for Lappartient? U.S. administration looks to World Cup and Olympics…

Special Issue .. theouterline.substack.com/p/special-issu… .. on the risks of the upcoming Rwandan Worlds - why the UCI has no “Plan B” even as Rwanda sinks into war, the motivations of UCI President Lappartient, and what it could potentially mean for the athletes, grams and overall sport…

I'm supporting this. Petition: Make the Tour de France a Category A event so it is free-to-air petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7161…

I never cease to be amazed by the people who discover cycle racing, fall in love with its unique nature, its heritage, its complexity and its unpredictability, then say it must be changed to be more like other sports. It shouldn't. It isn't like other sports. Stop this nonsense.

New AIRmail out today …. theouterline.substack.com/p/pogacar-cont… …. Pogacar continues his dominant run; “The Athletic” weighs in on cycling’s future; Uno-X’s clever use of jerseys; Women’s cycling is more exciting these days; Another example of how cycling TV is stuck in the past ….

Tree of the Day? Maybe. Goat of the Day? Definitely. Photo taken today at Pollença, Mallorca.

Regarding Giro d'Italia - isn’t the point of a Mexican stand-off-off that someone does eventually pull a gun and shoot in the end?