Vern Pitt
@VernPitt
Lover of metal, hip hop and shiny carbon things. Journalism lecturer at Bournemouth Uni, cycling and business hack. Half-baked opinions all my own.
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First in an occasional series of Tweet’s I’m calling Cycling for Metalheads. Milan-San Remo: Metallica playing a festival-headlining greatest hits set, but with a five hour-long support slot from your mate’s band who are “heavily influenced by Sunn O)))”. #cycling4metalheads
Pog may have won on his own kinda terrain but I gotta say the Fish Monger of Jutland looked ominously good today. MVDP was gassed while the Dane still had legs.
'Probably my best ever one-minute performance' – Jonas Vingegaard able to match Tadej Pogačar at Tour de France thanks to newfound explosivity cyclingnews.com/news/probably-…
Someone having to reverse off the road at Besseges. Wow.
Extremely worrying news: Óscar Freire’s family have reported him missing, according to El Diario Montañés, his local newspaper. He left his home without phone, wallet or keys & has been gone ‘at least since Tuesday’. x.com/relevo/status/…
#ÚltimaHora ‼️La familia de Óscar Freire denuncia la desaparición del ciclista. ▪️ Según publica 'El Diario Montañés', la familia del tricampeón del mundo ha denunciado los hechos ante la Guardia Civil. ▪️ La investigación ya está en marcha. relevo.com/ciclismo/famil…
You can put football behind an astronomical paywall because there's so many fans that a lot of people plus bars will pay for it. But put niche sports behind an astronomical paywall and you don't grow but *kill* a sport. Capitalism at its worst right here
Eurosport is closing down in the UK - cycling is about to get a lot more expensive to watch cyclingweekly.com/news/eurosport…
This is a big story. Here are the key points ❌ Eurosport is closing down in the UK & Irelan 💸 Move to TNT Sports puts cycling behind a £30.99 a month paywall 🇫🇷 NO free to-air live Tour de France from 2026 cyclingweekly.com/news/eurosport…
If you’re in Manchester there is the mother of all cycle jumbles at the velodrome. And me.
Duck! Pidcock is licking off shots: "Joining a team that believes in me and shares my vision of success makes this an incredibly important step in my career." cyclingweekly.com/racing/tom-pid…
Real bombshell. Lots of Q's for British Cycling.
I don't pay as much attention to this account any more. You can find me at the butterfly place vernpitt.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/vernpi…
"It’s much harder to create that same sort of emotional bond, when you’re restricted by talking about what’s actually true." @adders in great form on the challenges for journalism this last week has made stark. onemanandhisblog.com/2024/11/listen…
Unveiled: The Diane Abbott London Six-Day Tickets available for both Saturday and Sunday!
Six-day events no longer have to last six days, UCI rules trib.al/NQeswkK
Can't wait to hear all about this.
Someone has to put one of these in a wind tunnel, and it's going to be us 😅 "EFFORTLESS USAGE" kickstarter.com/projects/ramai…
Someone has to put one of these in a wind tunnel, and it's going to be us 😅 "EFFORTLESS USAGE" kickstarter.com/projects/ramai…
Great read from @cmbell310 on how bikes are proving vital in a crisis. cyclingweekly.com/news/bicycles-…
I'm not saying the NBA hates it's European fan base but this is the only match on at a vaguely sociable hour this weekend.
To all cycling fans who think the UCI is a weak directionless governing body too easily distracted by the small things while major problems like safety go unaddressed, may I introduce you to the 2024 FIA. bbc.com/sport/formula1…
Preach.
Someone has to put one of these in a wind tunnel, and it's going to be us 😅 "EFFORTLESS USAGE" kickstarter.com/projects/ramai…
Myself and @m_xl have been busy.... and have produced a big book. Upgrade your coffee tables folks ! 👇👇👇👇👇
Advance copies of Mountain Style are here and I’m blown away… it’s so… big! And beautiful too. And such a lot of work. Thank you @henryiddon, @B_C_M_H and all the people and brands who helped us along the way. Link in bio to see more!
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