Feargal McKay
@cycologies.com
Reviewing cycling books and writing about professional cycling's mythological past and the reality behind the stories told and retold by cycling's duff historians
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Feargal McKay
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· Dec 7
Turns out a couple of paragraphs - about Nencini and Zoetemelk - got lost during one of CN's CMS upgrades. The full set of three articles - with the lost material reinstated - can be found below:
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A sentimental find! This route card from the 1931 Bath Road 100 time trial has my great uncle W.J Mills listed as a competitor.
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
A sentimental find! This route card from the 1931 Bath Road 100 time trial has my great uncle W.J Mills listed as a competitor.
Get a @privateeyenews.bsky.social subscription, they said. It's easy + convenient, they said.
What they forgot to tell you: delivery times may vary.
Today I received three issues in the one post, dating back to the middle of last month.
Well done, Lord Gnome!
When do I get my next copy, Easter?
What they forgot to tell you: delivery times may vary.
Today I received three issues in the one post, dating back to the middle of last month.
Well done, Lord Gnome!
When do I get my next copy, Easter?
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Get a @privateeyenews.bsky.social subscription, they said. It's easy + convenient, they said.
What they forgot to tell you: delivery times may vary.
Today I received three issues in the one post, dating back to the middle of last month.
Well done, Lord Gnome!
When do I get my next copy, Easter?
What they forgot to tell you: delivery times may vary.
Today I received three issues in the one post, dating back to the middle of last month.
Well done, Lord Gnome!
When do I get my next copy, Easter?
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What? Sold out already?
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
What? Sold out already?
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Also I foresee a MAGA backlash because it's not "Captain America" enough
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Also I foresee a MAGA backlash because it's not "Captain America" enough
I do not like that Rapha kit,
I do no like it, I think it's shit.
(continues for three more verses, bringing in Chloé Dygert and Quinn Simmons...)
I do no like it, I think it's shit.
(continues for three more verses, bringing in Chloé Dygert and Quinn Simmons...)
Rapha reveals first USA Cycling kit design, featuring pastel stars and stripes for road, MTB, BMX and track athletes www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I do not like that Rapha kit,
I do no like it, I think it's shit.
(continues for three more verses, bringing in Chloé Dygert and Quinn Simmons...)
I do no like it, I think it's shit.
(continues for three more verses, bringing in Chloé Dygert and Quinn Simmons...)
A ticket to attend the finale of the 1966 Tour de France (and the Tour de l'Avenir, which finished the same day).
You can't sell tickets to watch bike races, you say?
You can't sell tickets to watch bike races, you say?
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 PM
A ticket to attend the finale of the 1966 Tour de France (and the Tour de l'Avenir, which finished the same day).
You can't sell tickets to watch bike races, you say?
You can't sell tickets to watch bike races, you say?
I like how she blended the words 'hope' and 'tedium' ...
Petition to ban aging guardian columnists from using ridiculous Internet terminology.
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I like how she blended the words 'hope' and 'tedium' ...
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How do you find a US aircraft carrier in a big sea using public information? allow us to explain... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
(A good day's work when you get to use "flattop" and describe something as "not a small unit")
(A good day's work when you get to use "flattop" and describe something as "not a small unit")
BBC Verify: Footage shows US military seizing sixth oil tanker accused of defying sanctions
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
How do you find a US aircraft carrier in a big sea using public information? allow us to explain... www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
(A good day's work when you get to use "flattop" and describe something as "not a small unit")
(A good day's work when you get to use "flattop" and describe something as "not a small unit")
The safety concerns of cycling's Transcontinental races - the ability to track participants, especially women, 24-hours a day - only rarely get a public airing. Will this case change that?
Woman pulled out of UK ultramarathon after death threats over Afghanistan fundraising
Sarah Porter was running 108-mile Montane Winter Spine Challenger South race when security team had to disable tracking device
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The safety concerns of cycling's Transcontinental races - the ability to track participants, especially women, 24-hours a day - only rarely get a public airing. Will this case change that?
My local café, steadfastly refusing to believe that the last two weeks haven't been just a bad dream and insisting it's still Christmas.
Which is a belief I think we all can support.
Which is a belief I think we all can support.
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My local café, steadfastly refusing to believe that the last two weeks haven't been just a bad dream and insisting it's still Christmas.
Which is a belief I think we all can support.
Which is a belief I think we all can support.
The main parties may well be edging further and further right, but at least they're not moving into the same culture wars crap the British love so much - even the Taoiseach is calling out the drunk-driving judge who dislikes cyclists.
Taoiseach says judge’s ‘nightmare’ comments about cyclists are wrong
Labour has lodged a Judicial Council complaint after a Dublin judge’s remarks on cyclists drew sharp political criticism
www.irishexaminer.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The main parties may well be edging further and further right, but at least they're not moving into the same culture wars crap the British love so much - even the Taoiseach is calling out the drunk-driving judge who dislikes cyclists.
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Apricity, coffee, and a good book. Kushty 👌
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Apricity, coffee, and a good book. Kushty 👌
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![Comic: Common Sailing Rigs. [18 boats with different sail types, labeled.] Lateen; Bermuda rigged sloop; Ketch, Gaff rigged sloop; yawl; schooner; Ketch-rigged Gaff; Kloop-rigged sketch; bunkbed rig; Flettner rig; Oops, all Spinnakers; keel rig; kite rig; longsail rig; deckhand obliterator; offset rig; mastless rig; unclassifiable chaos rig.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreientc5tredyz4kyj4ifwiiu2diy5zkxze6pnlbtcyxlntwlkg43ku@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Santander want to name 10 of their bikes after women?
Can't see nothing going wrong with that.
"Today I rode Beryl Burton. I'm going to ride Victoria Pendleton tomorrow..."
Can't see nothing going wrong with that.
"Today I rode Beryl Burton. I'm going to ride Victoria Pendleton tomorrow..."
Londoners asked to nominate cycling heroes for Women’s Day
TfL will name bikes after "women cycling stars and unsung heroes" for International Women's Day.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Santander want to name 10 of their bikes after women?
Can't see nothing going wrong with that.
"Today I rode Beryl Burton. I'm going to ride Victoria Pendleton tomorrow..."
Can't see nothing going wrong with that.
"Today I rode Beryl Burton. I'm going to ride Victoria Pendleton tomorrow..."
Cycling losing its soul is the pre-diabetes of the hoary old annual of the decline in respect in the peloton.
Or, to put it another way, cycling's way of telling you it's January.
Or, to put it another way, cycling's way of telling you it's January.
🇫🇷 Julian Alaphilippe warns cycling is losing its soul
🗣️“Sometimes I feel that is a bit sad because when I talk with some guys, they don’t dream about winning this race or that race. They’re just happy because they have good numbers.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/juli...
📸 Cor Vos
🗣️“Sometimes I feel that is a bit sad because when I talk with some guys, they don’t dream about winning this race or that race. They’re just happy because they have good numbers.”
📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/juli...
📸 Cor Vos
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Cycling losing its soul is the pre-diabetes of the hoary old annual of the decline in respect in the peloton.
Or, to put it another way, cycling's way of telling you it's January.
Or, to put it another way, cycling's way of telling you it's January.
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Everybody loves a bargain, don’t they. Grab yours now, by pre-ordering my new book with a massive discount 👊
January 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Everybody loves a bargain, don’t they. Grab yours now, by pre-ordering my new book with a massive discount 👊
HE Thomson's Tour of the Forest sounds like a British book from the 1960s, but it's by a Canadian and was originally published in 1990. It's quite a fun intro to the Tour.
January 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
HE Thomson's Tour of the Forest sounds like a British book from the 1960s, but it's by a Canadian and was originally published in 1990. It's quite a fun intro to the Tour.
Time to get back into research mode...
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Time to get back into research mode...
"Babycham came to epitomise the brave new world of mid-1950s Britain – British ingenuity still seemed to lead the world, and anything seemed possible."
The rise and fall of Babycham – the sparkling pear drink that sold the champagne lifestyle at a small price
The first drink in Britain to have a serious, American-style advertising campaign
theconversation.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"Babycham came to epitomise the brave new world of mid-1950s Britain – British ingenuity still seemed to lead the world, and anything seemed possible."
If you've got Disney+ (and with season two of A Thousand Blows coming up, your really should) Thomas Riedelsheimer's early noughties doc abt Evelyn Glennie, Touch the Sound, is now streaming + well worth watching. Visually spartan - industrial, in places - it's acoustically gorgeous + quite playful.
January 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
If you've got Disney+ (and with season two of A Thousand Blows coming up, your really should) Thomas Riedelsheimer's early noughties doc abt Evelyn Glennie, Touch the Sound, is now streaming + well worth watching. Visually spartan - industrial, in places - it's acoustically gorgeous + quite playful.
Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is a whole lot of fun, a 1960s melodrama brought into the present but still making you feel like Rock Hudson or Steve McQueen are going to put in an appearance. The plot is a bit ropey + the message a bit stale but the whole thing is something to just luxuriate in.
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is a whole lot of fun, a 1960s melodrama brought into the present but still making you feel like Rock Hudson or Steve McQueen are going to put in an appearance. The plot is a bit ropey + the message a bit stale but the whole thing is something to just luxuriate in.
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you?
When I was 7 I had a bit of a tickly cough and, well, things got a bit out of hand, the Men in Black were called in + I was given the Last Rites.
To this day I believe the doc was BSing when he said it was double pneumonia + it was just a bit of flu.
When I was 7 I had a bit of a tickly cough and, well, things got a bit out of hand, the Men in Black were called in + I was given the Last Rites.
To this day I believe the doc was BSing when he said it was double pneumonia + it was just a bit of flu.
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you?
When I was 7 I had a bit of a tickly cough and, well, things got a bit out of hand, the Men in Black were called in + I was given the Last Rites.
To this day I believe the doc was BSing when he said it was double pneumonia + it was just a bit of flu.
When I was 7 I had a bit of a tickly cough and, well, things got a bit out of hand, the Men in Black were called in + I was given the Last Rites.
To this day I believe the doc was BSing when he said it was double pneumonia + it was just a bit of flu.