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Lady Starblade

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Road Captain of the Jasper Philipsen Defense Forces (#JPDF), Unapologetic Tadej Pogačar Fangirl, President of the Pascal Ackermann Appreciation Society. Also: LouCity & BHAFC ⚽️, Star Trek, U2, Godzilla, science, history, crochet, and 📚🪱!

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · Jan 16

Road Cycling season ahoy! A fast FYI for #CyclingBlueSky about me:

* I support Tadej Pogačar & Jasper Philipsen. (& many others, but they are my 🌟 guys)

* I don't do flame wars or ragebaiting. Supporting riders is much more fun!

* I have to get up early for races, ya'll. Have mercy on me. 💤😆

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 11h

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule road watching for Sun 10/12:

Trofeo Tessile / Oropa (M) - MAX, 8am ET

Paris-Tours (M) - Peacock, 9am ET

Trofeo Tessile / Oropa (W) - MAX, 10am ET

Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina S5 (M) - YouTube, 745am ET

[AO VIVO] Etapa 05 | Florianópolis | 60 km (12/10)

YouTube video by Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 11h

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule Cross-Country watching for Sun 10/11:

UCI MTB Olympic World Cup Mont-Saint-Anne Elite (W) - MAX, 1pm ET

UCI MTB Olympic World Cup World Cup Mont-Saint-Anne Elite (M) - MAX, 315pm ET

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: I have never watched #IlLombardia live.

The second weekend of October is always stupid busy for me (I’m usually out of town), and this year I also have commitments tomorrow morning.

So I will keep that tradition and wish Pogi, Remco, and the rest of the gang a safe & exciting race! 👏🍂

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

Gosh, I hope so. Crashing so early in the classics season, and then what happened at the Tour…highest highs, lowest lows. At least he ended more or less on a high with the Vuelta and Münsterland.

Hopefully next year will be better on that front. 🤞

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule road watching for Sat 10/11:

Il Lombardia (M) - MAX, 430am ET

Tour de Vendee (M) - MAX, 930am ET

Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina S4 (M) - YouTube, 845am ET

[AO VIVO] Etapa 04 | Balneário Camboriú - Nova Trento | 96 km (11/10)

YouTube video by Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule UCI Downhill World Cup for Sat 10/11:

Mont-Saint-Anne Women’s Junior (W) - MAX, 1125am ET

Mont-Saint-Anne Men’s Junior (M) - MAX, 1155am ET

Mont-Saint-Anne Women’s Elite (W) - MAX, 1230pm ET

Mont-Saint-Anne Men’s Elite (M) - MAX, 2pm ET

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule gravel watching for Sat 10/11:

UCI Gravel World Championships - FloBikes, 730am ET (continuous stream)

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

Per the team, Jasper is “not fully fit” after abandoning Binche this past week. (I didn’t realize he was a DNF.) Sounds like he might have had a bit of illness.

So he is out of Paris-Tours and has nothing else on his schedule except perhaps the Singapore Crit.

This makes me sad. #JPDF

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

Current mood.

(And my Halloween cup is cooler than your Halloween cup!!)

A half full coffee cup with a porcelain skeleton reclining in the liquid.

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

I gotta stick up for my fellow March baby Jasper Philipsen!!

And past March peeps like Cancellara, Cipollini, and Chris Hoy!

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 1d

Ahh, that is great news! Ed did an amazing job at the Vuelta and I’m so glad he’s not leaving.

I agree this is good news too on the money front if offers are going up. Now we just need that second sponsor to turn up!

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 2d

(Obviously the men are also in Sainte-Anne...I cut and paste, so sue me! 😂)

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 2d

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule Cross-Country watching for Fri 10/10:

UCI MTB Short Track World Cup Monte-Sainte-Anne Elite (W) - MAX, 345pm ET

UCI MTB Short Track World Cup Pal Arinsal Elite (M) - MAX, 5pm ET

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 2d

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule road watching for Fri 10/10:

Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina S3 (M) - YouTube, 1145am ET

[AO VIVO] Etapa 03 | Urubici - Urupema | 139 km (10/10)

YouTube video by Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 2d

I'm personally done this discussion. Over and over and over and over I'm told that the biggest existential threat to cycling is that its popular and charismatic world champion is a little too good at his job. 😒

(Pay me no mind. I'm having a bad day.)

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 2d

*walks in, looks around, sighs*

Okay, I've got a lot of work, a festival right outside my door, a stupid amount of things to do, and no mental energy to deal with all the negativity.

Putting on #GranPiemonte and checking out for a bit.

a dog laying in the grass with the words " not feelin ' it "

Alt: A Labrador type dog lays in the grass, watching a ball bounce on past with the words 'not feelin' it.'

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 3d

Hahaha, and "he's a cat" could mean that he can't type...or can type but doesn't because he can't be bothered. 😂

There's a reason Schrödinger picked a cat.

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 3d

The #CyclingBlueSky #USschedule road watching for Thurs 10/8:

Gran Piemonte (M) - MAX, 850am ET

Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina S2 (M) - YouTube, their streams aren't scheduled, but S1 is LIVE right now (3pm ET), started about noon ET, so check in tomorrow about the same time?

Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina

A 26ª Volta Ciclística de Santa Catarina retorna após quase 10 anos e acontece entre os dias 7 e 12 de outubro de 2025, reunindo 20 equipes de elite nacionais e internacionais. Com chancela UCI Americ...

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 3d

The #Pogacat thanks everyone for their boops and hellos...he would reply to all of you, but he forgot and fell asleep and you know...he's a cat and can't type. 😽

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 3d

😻😻😻

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 3d

The #Pogacat says good morning and presents his nose for the boops!

And yes, I know he needs to work on his selfie game.

An orange cat in “selfie” Mode, one of his eyes bright orange, his nose presented for booping

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 4d

Unfortunately, since I’m flying in, I won’t be able to bring my bike or any gear.

I’m happy to swanny, though!

Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 4d

A co-worker brought her granddaughter in to "trick or treat" at the office, and she commenced running around waving a little zombie figure that she declared was "FRAAAAANNNKKKENSTEIN!!!"

So now I've just got Alice Cooper's "Feed My Frankenstein" stuck in my head.

(I've met Alice. Cool guy!)

a close up of a man wearing a black leather jacket and a black shirt

Alt: Alice Cooper in Wayne's World holding out his hand as if to be kissed

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 4d

No #USschedule for #CyclingBlueSky on Wed, 10/7 because there are no races on US platforms.

There is a YouTube channel for the Volta Ciclística de Santa Catarina, but they are not showing a livestream for tomorrow...yet?

Volta Ciclistica Santa Catarina

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Lady Starblade @ladystarblade.bsky.social · 4d

Same, though I gotta skip out on Maryland because of Worlds. But I shall be in Philly!

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