Strade Bianche 2026 through the eyes of Visma | Lease a Bike Women: “With that dust, you just follow the rider in front…” Visma | Lease a Bike Women lined up for Strade Bianche on Saturday with big ambitions, but after a race wrecked by bad luck they ultimately had to settle for seventh place for Marianne Vos. After the finish in Siena, Vos — like teammates Femke de Vries and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot — reflected on what...

Strade Bianche 2026 through the eyes of Visma | Lease a Bike Women: “With that dust, you just follow the rider in front…” #StradeBianche #Cycling #WomenInCycling #MarianneVos #BikeRide

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Planning to kick off the season and settle in tonight for the women’s Strade Bianche. Anyone else on the #couchpeloton this evening?

A life of honesty, integrity and social conscience An obituary for Merri-bek climate campaigner John Englart, who died earlier this month.

A lovely account of John Englart's life and commitment to community. brunswickvoice.com.au/john-englart... #couchpeloton #merribek #climatejustice #ChihuahuasforClimateAction

An invitation to a celebration of John Englart's life features a rosella and a photo of John in a yellow t-shirt with Chihuahua on it.

John Englart's family are inviting everyone who knew John to celebrate his life - Monday July 28, 12 noon to 4pm at St Mark's Church Hall in Fawkner. #JohnEnglart #couchpeloton #merribek #climatejustice #ChihuahuasforClimateAction

We also used to have bicycle culture themed fashion parades as part of Melbourne BikeFest. Some of those designers are still around, although not as overtly bike-centric as back then.

A red bicycle with a chrome porteur rack and silver mudguards sits on stage at the National Gallery of Victoria. A woman holds a microphone and is sitting on a stool, while a man sits on a stool next to her.

Funnily enough the NGV used to incorporate stylish elements of bicycle culture within their programming. Here's my bicycle on stage at the NGV for an event in 2013 :-)

A smiling man with orange hair and a grey bear sits at a wooden table outdoors with two white chihuahuas on his lap. In the background is a brown brick wall.

So many people have asked, happy to report that John Englart's ( @takvera.bsky.social ) beloved Juliet & Indiana Jones, chihuahuas for climate action, have found a loving home after his untimely death last week. #JohnEnglart #couchpeloton #merribek #climatejustice #ChihuahuasforClimateAction

John will also be missed on the #couchpeloton where he would share his #toursnacks and Juliet and Indiana of course, as #tourdog Vale John Englart @takvera.bsky.social 1955-2025

A man with his hair dyed orange and a grey beard sits outdoors at a wooden table with two white chihuahuas on his lap.

A man mounts a blue bicycle. In the front basket are two white chihuahuas

Devastating news today discovering that @takvera.bsky.social has passed away. John was a loved Merri-bek community activist and will leave an enormous hole in our local community. I got to know him through @merri-bekbug.bsky.social and shared several rides with him and Juliet and Indiana Jones.

I should definitely just lean in instead of feeling like a failure for not getting everything else done!

Two small cavoodles out and about on a leash walking on a leaf strewn footpath

A black dog in a pink flannel coat is laying on a green dog bed under a grey blanket.

Minding a friend’s dogs while they are away and then heading home for a few hours to work there to keep our Spike from feeling lonely. Not getting much work done in either house!

Not great for my to-do list but the dogs are happy 😀

The peak of my productivity so far this week has been “keeping dogs company”. 😬

These kind of match my bar tape!

Parenting ‘on the move’? Active school commuting is linked to parents’ well-being and children’s academic performance In recent years, growing attention has been given to the creation of ‘active environments’ across key aspects of everyday life. Two particularly relev…

Interesting study from Spain on the impact of the school run on parents.

Finds that those walking and cycling to drop their kids off at school report "lower body mass indexes, higher life satisfaction, greater travel satisfaction, and lower commuting stress" compared to those travelling by car.

Antisemitism envoy's report 'Trumpian' The report of the Albanese Government’s antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, contains recommendations that will lead to erosion of freedom of expression and the right to protest.

"What is extraordinary is that the Albanese Government appointed Segal at all. She has form for advocating censorship and suppressing the rights of pro-Palestinian supporters to express their views" - Greg Barnes
#auspol #PearlsAndIrritations

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The juicy tale of Saitama's prized yuzu Locals are supporting the country’s oldest cultivation of the Japanese citrus via creative ways like ownership schemes and turning the fruit into various sips and savories.

Yuzu we love #foodhistory #Japan

Exactly! Why do we need an euphemism?

Stunning 🇦🇺 Gigante wins second 🇮🇹 #GirodItaliaWoman stage while 🇮🇹 Longo Borghini moves into pink! 🩷

Get the full stage report:
domestiquecycling.com/en/news/stun...

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Oh it’s not my local! But my local bike shop here in Australia stocks a few things from blue lug. We do always drop in when we are in Tokyo, luckily can’t take too much home on the plane!

Thank you! Trying to put some time into working out how I can get it going again over the next few months.

No. But you could scour the #fratl submissions and take your best guess.

Well I think I can speak for all of us when I say we are glad that is over. Can't wait to see stripes!

Nice! These were Blue Lug too, from my local bike shop.

Part of a bike ride can be seen and part of the bike’s wheel. The valve on the bike has a bright purple anodized valve cap

Can’t actually justify another bike so splashed out on valve caps instead. 😃

A bike rides through a puddle. The rider is wearing gold shoes

Today’s big/little task is cleaning my bike which I have been avoiding for weeks now because my hands will get cold. 🙄🙄

The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets.

So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?

Why am I paying TAC insurance when it won't cover me on a bike? Faith and Val are joined in the studio by Mathew Peckham and we all share our bike moments, including the 2025 Melburn Roobaix and installation of a long overdue prioirty crossing on the Inner Circle ...

Yesterday's @yarrabike.bsky.social Radio Show is online! In this episode we chatted about TAC, the no-fault transport insurance we have in Victoria, and when it does, or doesn't cover you, when you're on a bike. www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/epi...

In a very ADHD moment, lost an entire box of Ritalin within half an hour of getting it. 😬