The Irishness of everything. We are a weird bunch of people. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/a-really-u...
Cillian Kelly
@cilliankelly.bsky.social
Professional cycling nerd. Not doing fuck all anymore https://www.thecyclingwebsite.com
The Irishness of everything. We are a weird bunch of people. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/a-really-u...
Jonathan Milan’s individual pursuit world record time would have won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the team pursuit.
The mad world of tv channels. And also bits about cheating and bits about Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle and Tadej Pogacar. All sorts. What are you waiting for? cilliankelly.substack.com/p/the-wine-h...
The mad world of tv channels. And also bits about cheating and bits about Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle and Tadej Pogacar. All sorts. What are you waiting for? cilliankelly.substack.com/p/the-wine-h...
What has the 1988 Vuelta got to do with anything? Oh.. and Harry is a cunt. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/youre-no-e...
What has the 1988 Vuelta got to do with anything? Oh.. and Harry is a cunt. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/youre-no-e...
Lance Armstrong broke his C7 vertebra in August 2000 and rode and won the GP des Nations 17 days later. Details here. Anyone know if he’s mentioned this on his podcast in the context of Pog and the Euros? cilliankelly.substack.com/p/them-bones...
I’m a dickhead… which I realised listening back on myself. So I have reassessed what is impressive and done some numbers nerdification. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/gary-imlac...
Ben Healy is the first Irish rider to finish in the top 10 of the Worlds 3 years in a row. Sean Kelly finished in the top 10 seven times but never three years in a row.
Worlds will be more exciting without Pog. This is a fact, not an opinion. If you enjoy boring long-range solo victories masked in a cloak of 'witnessing greatness' well that's fine. But it's not exciting. We don't know what is going to happen, which is more exciting than knowing.
Current desk stack. Why are mainland European publications always upside down?
What is the point in leaving the time of the 1st placed rider on the screen once the rider in picture has gone over it already? The next best time should then appear as the time to beat, and so on. It’s brainless. They have decided to do it this way. I cannot fathom it.
What a lovely endorsement from Daniel Arribas (off of the Vuelta coverage on The Cycling Podcast). You can find The Backpedal here! open.substack.com/pub/cilliank... 🙌🏼
If you don’t subscribe to Cillian’s blog-thingy, you’re really missing out. Always spot-on and brilliantly funny.
Cillian Kelly@cilliankelly.bsky.social · last mo.Riders who skip the Worlds are shite. Shouldn’t be allowed. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/youre-not-...
Former Tour de France winner massive front door competition. Andy Schleck vs Egan Bernal
Riders who skip the Worlds are shite. Shouldn’t be allowed. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/youre-not-...
Riders who skip the Worlds are shite. Shouldn’t be allowed. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/youre-not-...
If Evenepoel wins in Canada, he’d be 1st ever rider to win on 6 different continents: Europe - lots Africa - 2025 Worlds TT Rwanda Asia - 2023 UAE Tour Oceania - 2022 Worlds in Australia South America - 2020 Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina North America - ??????
The others in the top 10 have collectively time trialled against Primoz Roglic 118 times. Current score: Primoz Roglic 118 - 0 Everyone else
Cillian Kelly@cilliankelly.bsky.social · last mo.None of the other top 10 riders on GC have ever finished ahead of Primoz Roglic in a time trial ever.
None of the other top 10 riders on GC have ever finished ahead of Primoz Roglic in a time trial ever.
This Grand Tour is starting to take its toll. Rest day badly needed. Get your nerd facts here... the paywall line is really far down on this one, I swear. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/eggses-he-...
This Grand Tour is starting to take its toll. Rest day badly needed. Get your nerd facts here... the paywall line is really far down on this one, I swear. cilliankelly.substack.com/p/eggses-he-...
The Tour of Britain leader’s jersey being green is contrary nonsense. Absolute bollocks.
