Czigelmajer Bence
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known as @cycloben2. #CyclingBlueSky cycling enthusiast, predictor, wannabe transfer analyst & not-so-occasional overthinker. fav things in life are pavés and solo victories. weekly pieces here: https://cycloben.substack.com/
racing.trekbikes.com/stories/lidl... i can’t remember the last time I read such an underwhelming and motionless press release about a franchise legend. fuck this shit.
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kjer porošêno od ljubezni čiste, kalí, kar žlahtnega je, žene zale, ko, ki budí dih pomladánski liste. France Preseren wrote this sonnet to Julija Primic in 1833 and these lines about grace were really true for today. hvala, Remco. hvala, Giulio.
Junior rider Seff Van Kerckhove had signed a contract to stay with Decathlon-CMA CGM until 2030, riding with U23 team, then turning pro. Now Directvélo reports he's switched to Visma-LAB, will join his brother Matisse there. Wider significance is even juniors breaking contracts to move teams now.
no matter what the decision will be, this yoyoing about his participation absolutely challenged my fundamental principles about pro cycling. might drop some lines about that tomorrow if anyone's interested.
Czigelmajer Bence@cycloben2.bsky.social · 2w agocycling, what a sport. what a winner. what a strategy from usa. what a climbing performance from matthews, van der poel and pedersen. crazy to think road season is over in 22 days. :(
Women's U23 World Championships - Road Race 🔮 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Isabella Holmgren ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vinke, Bego ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Moors, Swierenga, Ciabocco ⭐️⭐️ Appleton, Bunel, Chladonova, Comte ⭐️ Ferguson, Arens, Siegers, Ostiz, Coupland 🃏 Malwina Mul
23 top 10-s on World Tour level in 2026 before today's victory in the unlikeliest way possible on the final stage of La Vuelta, after an Uno-X raid and going all out on Collado del Alguacil 26 hours earlier. Tobias Halland Johannessen: the true cult hero of 2026. #LaVuelta26
if i'd be a club owner in Mallorca, i'd absolutely keep my bookings reserved for a gigantic Enric Mas homecoming party. 2:06. should be enough. trends are absolutely pointing to one direction, all he needs to do is to keep red at Jerez de la Frontera. #LaVuelta26
Tadej Pogacar is a mere human, like us, after all. Speedy recovery to the ultimate champ. For the rest: chance of the decade. or even a lifetime. #LaVuelta26
Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah, they were all yellow photo by Alexander Hassenstein #LaVuelta26
cycloben.substack.com/p/0-5-justic... heartbreaks in La Vuelta. at least for myself. and I felt the need to pour it out publicly. so here you go. #LaVuelta26
0-5. #justiceforenricmas
waltzing with destiny.
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cycloben.substack.com/p/human-inhu... la promenade of everything in once, returned to posts after 2.5 months. #LaVuelta26
Human-inhuman balance on haily La Vuelta
short anecdotes on tuesday.
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never ever thought that I would have to search Francesco Petrarca's name after bike race but gosh... somehow i believe humanism as a whole won yesterday against fuckeries #LaVuelta26
maybe here I'll find some more understanding cause I got massacred for what my opinion is about Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. i honestly don't know what to do. yes, I feel her victory last year was overshadowed by the anomalies about her weight and yes, it somehow backfires this year.
women's cycling is so fucking great. especially when one of your personal faves win such a stage. #TDFF2026
1. hope there won't be any doping tests at 2am afterwards 2. hope things are finally settled at RB after today 3. Seixasmania is literally huge 4. the bromance between Pogi and Isaac is a neverending story by Limahl 5. just give us one mountain breakaway stage 6. everyone needs a rest day now
this actually answers all my questions, but still, he needs to avoid getting involved in sprints cause the 24 seconds he conceded (with bonis) on the last 2 sprints are way too much. especially if he's gonna get beaten on the ITT. tomorrow, he should close all ?-s for second place battle.
Dr Headgear@drheadgear.bsky.social · 3mo agoVingegaard to DK TV2 - he doesn't have punch because of Giro (so targeting longer climbs), felt his legs were great, pleased with his ride. But they'd overestimated the climb, thought it would be harder than it was (hence not dropping everyone) - the middle downhill section made it easier
substack.com/@cycloben/no... I died for beauty, but was scarce Adjusted in the tomb, When one who died for truth was lain In an adjoining room. Emily Dickinson and Alpecin's 2026 Tour are closely intertwined - love the non-conformism they went with in the race but so far, it lacks success. 📝
Bence Czigelmajer (@cycloben)
Dying in beauty. It’s quite a strange allegory and connotation, and historically I can’t really think of many examples. Emily Dickinson has a beautiful, allegorical poem that begins: “I died for b...
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substack.com/profile/1808... notes from the tour. s1 was out already yesterday, s2 published now. these can also be found on x, but this noteform seems to be the best way now on stack. vive le tour. #TDF2026
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After 36 years, Mexico has a Tour de France stage victory once again. This could be a truly historic day for the nation if they also beat England tonight. From the very moment they hit the circuit...
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GFS weather model goes with 5, 40+ °C temperature days from the first 12 stages for this year's Tour de France. Might be an exaggeration, but if that's true... that's not gonna be a pleasant view and a pleasant experience
shame to those who authorized the last kilometre. best wishes to urska.
Giro d'Italia Women@girowomen.stadio.top · 4mo agoIt’s an 11th spot for Urška Žigart in a shortened queen stage 💪🏼 The stage was shortened due to an avalanche in the final kilometre of the Colle delle Finistre. #AGInsuranceSoudal I 🇮🇹 @girowomen
open.substack.com/pub/cycloben... Honestly: writing about bad things causes me physical pain. I promise the next one will be more positive. But don't say I wasn't here for you :) Box number 18 is out.
Bence's box of thoughts #18
Compulsive Rushing on the Ides of June
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wrote a note about today. we need to set records straight in our mind. and we soon need to send messages to UCI. pretty strong ones. substack.com/profile/1808...
Bence Czigelmajer (@cycloben)
I have strange feelings. I was really looking forward to this Tour de Suisse, because this shortened version (and I’ll leave aside the rumours I’ve read, if they’re true, then Flanders Classics deserv...
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finally! this means that cycling-related bluesky-exclusive games can now be made by me for the 2027 season :) more on the format later in the year.
youtu.be/pM-LwAKOs00?... next box will resemble to the title of this masterpiece: which one is the best among the worst ones? with all the feelings involved when pain is sometimes being a happy experiment - that's true for cycling these days.
Carson Coma - Rengeteg rossz közül a legjobb feat. Indigo
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heard this song (and the entire indigo oeuvre) for the first time live today and my entire life has changed. would go into tomorrow without sleep (although I have a big task, to somehow make sense of Lidl-Trek on the scale of Hofstede's cultural dimensions) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLMa...
Nárcisz (feat. OB)
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