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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2w ago

Wishing good luck to @pete@masto.hypertelia.com who is taking on the iconic 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross race tomorrow. The 3 Peaks is a very extreme version of a cyclo-cross race. You can find plenty of videos about the race online. I think this one is pretty good. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EwQWSwqdVGc Race website: http://3peakscyclocross.org.uk/ Go Pete! #Cycling #BikeTooter #3PCX #CycloCross #CX

Racing The World's Toughest Cyclo-Cross Race | GCN Presenter Challenge

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2w ago

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One hour in, 5 1/2 hours to go, according to Chris Boardman, one of the BBC commentary team. I may have underestimated how many biscuits I'm going to need. #Cycling #BikeTooter #Montreal #Montreal2026 #RoadWorlds #UCI

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3w ago

If you can watch #BBC channels, it looks like there will be good coverage of the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Canada 🇨🇦 this week. The Elite Men's Time Trial is live now on BBC Three. #Cycling #BikeTooter #RoadWorlds #UCI

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

The things you find in your garden. A cyclist lives here. #Cycling #BikeTooter

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3w ago

It's September and so 'cross is coming 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Let's get the calendars out there for the major series in Europe, starting with the HG Cross series. This was the Exact Cross series last season. Images courtesy of cyclocross24.com #Cycling #BikeTooter #CycloCross #CX #Veldrijden #HGCross #CrossIsComing

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3w ago

Replying to

@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk I see you've adopted a similar approach to me when I visit somewhere with significant history. I have a template. "You see that [insert thing]? [Insert historical person/s] did that." Bad luck on getting a warning.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2w ago

Replying to

@markn@mastodonapp.uk @ascentale@sfba.social @jdarais@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social I agree. Stuff wears out. How well you install it and look after it makes a difference, as does design and usage. If you fix-on-fail rather than service and maintain, stuff is going to break. I suspect it's like many things where those having problems are more visible than others. I have run all kinds of Shimano shifters (and the occasional SRAM ones) for decades without the issue @jdarais@sfba.social describes, including in very muddy cyclo-cross conditions. #BikeNite

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

Happy on a bike. Happy life 🙂🇳🇱🚲 #Cycling #BikeTooter #HappyBikeHappyLife

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

My first spot of the elusive tiny balancing sheep 🙂

#Cycling #TinyBalancingSheep

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3w ago

Replying to

@mjr@masto.bike That's really disappointing. I hadn't looked at the broadcast schedule that far ahead.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3w ago

Replying to

@pete@masto.hypertelia.com The larger the wheels get, the more I'm expecting bikes to start to look like a hammock. A frame slung between two wheels.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

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@ascentale@sfba.social @pete@masto.hypertelia.com @bikenite@fedigroups.social A5. Nothing currently out of action, but a few years ago, my cyclo-cross bike was out of action for around six weeks in the midst of the season. I tore off the rear mech in a race, trashing it and the mech hanger in the process. It's an unfortunately typical cyclo-cross occurrence. The delay was caused by a shop's inability to order the correct replacement hanger. This was the shop that sold me the bike, so no excuse for ordering the wrong one more than once. After that, I bought a second cyclo-cross bike to cover such eventualities in the future. And typically, since then I have never needed that bike as a back-up! #BikeNite #Cycling #CycloCross

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

One of the Tour de France commentators, referring to Mathieu van der Poel, commented that in cyclocross, it's important to measure your effort. Nonsense. You ruin yourself getting to the first corner as fast as possible and then hang on for the next 50+ minutes 😂 That's why we love it. #TDF #TDF2026 #Cycling #CX #CycloCross #Veldrijden #CrossIsComing

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

Did I mention that the Tour de France starts tomorrow? 🇫🇷🚲⛰️ No. I'm not excited. Not at all 🤗 #Cycling #BikeTooter #TDF #TDF2026

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Yesterday, I realised that I know four people who have ridden in the Transcontinental Race. That was more than I expected. How many of these special/crazy people do you know? Let's only include those in real life (not on social media) and who would also say they know you. Including DNF riders but not DNS. Edit: It turns out that I know five people who have ridden the TCR. #TCR #TCRno12 #Cycling #BikeTooter

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to on social.vivaldi.net

@Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net Excellent work 👏 It's so good to have a alternative that doesn't attempt to track. Thank you 👍

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

It was nice to see Tom Pidcock's demonstration of why stuff is called hardware. Because you can kick it. If you have SRAM components, you know what to do, eveyone. Or just buy Shimano 😉 #Cycling #TDF2026 #SRAM

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Are any of the cyclists here riding the Dunwich Dynamo this weekend? This is another year that I can't make the logistics work and so sadly I won't be riding. Have a great time if you are. Here's my gpx file of the route, if you need one: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28157346 https://dunwichdynamo.org/ #Cycling #BikeTooter #DunwichDynamo

Ride with GPS

Ride with GPS | Bike Route Planner and Cycling Navigation App

Discover your next great ride in our library of the best bike routes in the world. An easy to use platform that has everything you need for cycling.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

Hey cycling Mastodon! I have created a Mastodon fantasy cycling mini league for the 2026 Tour de France. Enter your team here: https://www.velogames.com/ (it's free) The deadline to enter a team is 16.00 CEST / 15.00 BST / 10.00 EDT on Saturday 4th July. Once entered, add your team to our mini league: League name: Allez Mastodon League code: 784386214 Bonne chance mes amis! #TDF2026 #BikeTooter #Velogames #Cycling #FantasyCycling

velogames.com

Velogames Fantasy Cycling | Fantasy Sixes: Classics Edition 2026

Fantasy Cycling games based on the professional cycling season, including Grand Tours and classics

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Row, row, row! 🇳🇴 Norwegian inspired fans at the Tour de France. #Cycling #BikeTooter #TDF2026 #Norway

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@mikarv@someone.elses.computer Sounds excellent. Thanks! I will take a look with great interest. #GDPR

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Sorry Belgium 🇧🇪. My local bar knows not what it is doing 😂

#BelgianBeer #Beer

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@Blackhound@mastodon.ie Each time I ride through Northleach, I'm compelled to quote lines from the BBC's This Country. Plumming.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Saturday night so far. Chinese cucumber flavour crisps and Lindemans Oude Geuze Belgian Beer 🇧🇪

I love being a sort-of grown up.

#BelgianBeer #Lindemans #Beer

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Credit to St Bernardus Abt 13, Magnum Edition 2013. Quite a premonition.

#BelgianBeer

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Happy Isle of Wight Randonnée day to those who would have been celebrating it if the event hadn't moved to September 🤬

#Cycling #IoWRandonnee #IsleOfWight

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

People who design bicycles should be banned from using the word 'standards'.

#Cycling #BikeTooter

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 6mo ago

Party hard Flanders 🇧🇪

#ParisRoubaix

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@Thomas_Ekstrom@mastodon.nu @IoanSaid@toot.wales I overheated just thinking about those intervals!

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

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@CathyTuttle@social.ridetrans.it @BicycleDutch@mastodon.social The flow is mesmerising. When I visited #Utrecht on a cycle tour, I got it all wrong. Being so used to car-centric places, too much caution, thinking and looking in my part caused problems for everyone else. Sorry to the good people of Utrecht from a well-intentioned visitor. #BikeTooter #Cycling #Netherlands

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

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@ascentale@sfba.social @MartyCormack@urbanists.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social I agree regarding the glueless patches. They're a temporary roadside repair at best. Or maybe they used to be better. #BikeNite #Cycling

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@thatprivacyguy@eupolicy.social Welcome back 🙂

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@FourT4 @pete That's concern. Right there.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 4mo ago

Replying to

@KlausGerdGiesen@chaos.social Now I'm especially jealous of your tour, but perhaps not on a Brompton. Happy cobbles day!

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@chrishuck@hachyderm.io It would be if someone hadn't drunk it a long time ago. The empty bottles are part of a display.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourite books. Alexandre Dumas' story of revenge is wonderfully woven. Made into a superb new film a few years ago, starting tonight that film is serialised on the BBC. Recommended.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002t52f

#BBC #TheCountOfMonteCristo

The Count of Monte Cristo - Series 1: Episode 1

BBC iPlayer

The Count of Monte Cristo - Series 1: Episode 1

Betrayed on his wedding day, Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of treason and condemned to years of brutal imprisonment in the Château d’If.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Happy Friday everyone!

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@CathyTuttle Thanks for the link. We've been back many times since. Usually we don't visit the big cities, but we're much more used to the flow of busy bicycle traffic than we were. It's a problem to dream of in my country.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@pete@masto.hypertelia.com Cycling is big on karma.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@mikarv Thanks. I've been wondering if that would come up.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@mattburgess@infosec.exchange Great journalism 👏

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@wav3ydave@mas.to @ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social I need therapy after reading that! #BikeNite

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@mattburgess@infosec.exchange Thank goodness for the ICO's enforcement record. Said the government.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

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@spk@mastodon.sdf.org Come on over. We're awaiting your arrival...

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

In light of the services mobilised to fight wildfires in France, the final stage of the Tour de France 🇫🇷 has been shortened: 'In the spirit of national solidarity with the affected regions and populations, it has been decided to adjust the route of the final stage between Thoiry and Paris on Sunday, July 26, 2026.' https://www.letour.fr/en/news/2026/change-to-the-route-of-the-final-stage-1/1355402 #Cycling #BikeTooter #TDF2026

letour.fr

Change to the route of the final stage - Tour de France 2026

Change to the route of the final stage between Thoiry and Paris due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the wildfires.As numerous wildfires are currently

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@adamrice Apparently so! You speak the truth 😂

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@IoanSaid@toot.wales @ascentale@sfba.social @pete@masto.hypertelia.com @bikenite@fedigroups.social Since my issue, I do exactly that.

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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net

· 3mo ago

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@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social Cool. A wise choice on their part.

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