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Peter Cossins

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Writer, journalist, cyclist living in the Ariège and currently working on a book about the Pyrenees

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · Nov 15

Put this together to help bike fans find their favourite teams, riders and writers on Bluesky. Not many out there so far, in fact I've not found a single rider on here, but the community's growing fast. Let me know if there's anyone I should add

#CyclingBlueSky #BikeSky

go.bsky.app/VRgb2gJ

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 17h

Sad to see this news…

LeGruppetto @legruppetto.fr · 17h

Tragique nouvelle : Guillaume Di Grazia est mort à 52 ans, 2 jours après avoir été victime d'un accident lors d'une fête taurine à Langlade. Entré à Eurosport en 1999, le journaliste était devenu ces dernières années la voix du cyclisme sur la chaîne, jusqu'à son départ cet été.

Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 18h

This is the most uplifting podcast I’ve listened to in a long time. Maybe the world is not totally f””””d in almost every way after all

Here comes the sun! The solar energy revolution

Podcast Episode · Today in Focus · 02/10/2025 · 28m

podcasts.apple.com

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 20h

Given recent events in cycling, this is worth a read on how the UAE is using Colombian mercenaries to fight a proxy war in Sudan having done the same in Yemen.

‘War is a business’: the Colombian mercenaries at Sudan’s battlefront

A soldier of fortune tells of lucrative contracts, the siege of El Fasher and training child fighters to ‘go and get killed’

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 1d

Lunch at an Occitanie service station. Beats the hell out of Membury or Michaelwood

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 2d

Monday musing… endurance athletes don’t tend to reach their best years until their late 20s. We might not even have reached peak Pogi yet

bart simpson from the simpsons is sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin .

ALT: bart simpson from the simpsons is sitting on a couch with his hand on his chin .

media.tenor.com

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 4d

Just caught up on this… Hansen’s the kid in the park who takes his ball home because his team’s not winning. His suggestion to plug the on races to prevent protesters having a platform not only gives them what they want (no IPT racing) but stops everyone else racing too

Cycling protests: Call off races early to deter disruption, says union boss

Cutting short major road races such as the Tour de France is the way to drive away protesters, the professional cyclists' union's president says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 11d

Hope so, it's been a little underwhelming so far

Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 11d

maybe they're staying away as a protest against Kagame???

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 11d

I've been saying that all week. A bit busier today but still far from the turnout expected

Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 11d

If I had any, PFP

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 11d

Start your morning with this on sport and Israel. Reading it, it’s plain that Lappartient is on much the same trajectory as Infantino

Gianni Infantino’s Faustian pacts face biggest test as prospect of Israel ban moves closer

Sport should not be used to normalise abnormal conduct and it’s no longer possible to dispute the idea that Israel shouldn’t currently be participating

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 12d

But Rwanda looked like it would have crowds based on turnout for the national tour. Odd

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 12d

Has everyone in Kigali gone on holiday? There’d be more fans at a stage of the Route d’Occitanie. Perhaps they’ve all been working and the weekend’s road races will be mobbed 🤞

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 12d

But you won’t need to hunt down a utility bill Kenny

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 13d

A Israeli academic asked his followers on X which sanction would really convince ordinary Israelis that they are isolated internationally.
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 13d

Wonder if he matched Kagame’s 99.18% of the vote?

l'Équipe - Flux d’actualité @lequipe-actu.bsky.social · 13d

David Lappartient réélu président de l'UCI

David Lappartient réélu à la tête de l'UCI

Seul candidat à sa propre succession, David Lappartient a été réélu président de l'Union cycliste international ce jeudi. À la tête de l'organisation depuis 2017, le Français rempile pour un troisième mandat.

www.lequipe.fr

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 13d

While politicians procrastinate, sport and sports’ fans are taking a lead with cycling in the vanguard

Israel’s future in Uefa could come to a head before World Cup qualifiers

Uefa could decide as early as next week whether to suspend Israel and its club teams from its competitions

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 17d

Looks like the Rwandans like a time trial about as much as most of the rest of us

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Jeremy Whittle @jeremywhittle.bsky.social · 18d

“There are those who feel that a man more at home pondering handlebar width and aerodynamic sock length, and who garnered only four votes at the recent IOC presidency elections, may now be a little out of his depth.”

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

Cycling world heads for Rwanda under a cloud of controversy after Vuelta chaos

First road world championships in Africa should be a moment of celebration – instead the sport is mired in controversy

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 18d

I can watch MOTD from on the sofa rather than behind it tonight

Leeds United @leedsunited.com · 18d

🤩 MAXIMUM POINTS AT MOLINEUX!!

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 19d

Found this pod fascinating but you don’t have to dig too far to find a bit more detail on Wayne Bentley, who doesn’t seem to have been very straight when he said he was a Labour voter standuptoracism.org.uk/far-right-ac...

Far-right activists and convicted criminals behind anti-refugee protests in Manchester and Stockport

Image: SUTR Manchester protest against Britain First on Aug 1st Manchester Press Release Far-right activists and convicted criminals are behind the anti

standuptoracism.org.uk

Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 22d

The UCI states that it and sport should be apolitical but has handed out gongs and championships to dictators and repressive regimes. I can't think of a single thing Lappartient has done to boost elite racing. His UCI presidency has essentially been a way to further his career rather than the sport

Domestique @domestiquecycling.com · 22d

🇪🇸 Spanish government responds to UCI

“It is surprising to note that your statement does not include at any time an explicit call on Netanyahu’s government to stop the massacre and barbarity being suffered by the people of Palestine.”

📄 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/span...

📸 Cor Vos

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 22d

~ via Nick Lloyd ~

"Regarding #LaVuelta2025, this will be my only comment:

In 1936, Jewish organizations urged a boycott of the Berlin Olympics.

Only one country responded to that boycott, organizing a popular Olympics against the Nazi state's whitewashing instead.

That country was Spain."

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 22d

Great news. Congrats

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Peter Cossins @petercossins.bsky.social · 27d

I’m not sceptical at all. I’m a journalist and the word genocide was in quotes as it was taken from the Spanish government statement. I should have made that clearer