Feargal McKay
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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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Not sure. 1931 would be late for him, he was pre-WWI.
Also, having turned pro (he was the first Brit to start a Grand Tour, the 1914 Giro) I thought he quit cycling on his return. Was he eventually readmitted to the amateur ranks?
He was Veggie CC, so that could be the case. Will check later.
Also, having turned pro (he was the first Brit to start a Grand Tour, the 1914 Giro) I thought he quit cycling on his return. Was he eventually readmitted to the amateur ranks?
He was Veggie CC, so that could be the case. Will check later.
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Not sure. 1931 would be late for him, he was pre-WWI.
Also, having turned pro (he was the first Brit to start a Grand Tour, the 1914 Giro) I thought he quit cycling on his return. Was he eventually readmitted to the amateur ranks?
He was Veggie CC, so that could be the case. Will check later.
Also, having turned pro (he was the first Brit to start a Grand Tour, the 1914 Giro) I thought he quit cycling on his return. Was he eventually readmitted to the amateur ranks?
He was Veggie CC, so that could be the case. Will check later.
Are you training for Gladiators or is that Ryanair's new check-in gate?
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Are you training for Gladiators or is that Ryanair's new check-in gate?
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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
It is a bit pastel, isn't it? And the MAGA'ers did get upset by that pink jumper a few months back, didn't they...
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
It is a bit pastel, isn't it? And the MAGA'ers did get upset by that pink jumper a few months back, didn't they...
(Conceptual poetry ... where you don't have to find the rhymes, you just throw an idea out there and let the audience do the hard work. But be fair, finding rhymes for Dygert and Simmons isn't easy. You try it.)
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
(Conceptual poetry ... where you don't have to find the rhymes, you just throw an idea out there and let the audience do the hard work. But be fair, finding rhymes for Dygert and Simmons isn't easy. You try it.)
I found that inside this 1965 Tour history which I'm looking forward to reading in order to see how much the race's early history has changed in 60 years.
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I found that inside this 1965 Tour history which I'm looking forward to reading in order to see how much the race's early history has changed in 60 years.
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The drunk-driving judge:
Judge who said cyclists a “nightmare” pleaded guilty to failing to take breathalyser test
A Dublin-based Circuit Court judge who said that “Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin” pleaded guilty in 2012 to failing to comply with a request by a garda to use a breathalyser…
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January 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The drunk-driving judge:
Failed election campaign: €400k
Entertaining the nation: priceless
Entertaining the nation: priceless
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Failed election campaign: €400k
Entertaining the nation: priceless
Entertaining the nation: priceless
