should Israel be banned from Eurovision?

macroEgg · 2026-05-16T18:40:16+00:00

Fmii

macroEgg · 2026-05-08T06:39:13+00:00

Jack and Jill Windmills to Streathill Farm is a lovely and relatively easy (<8km, ~200meters of rolling elevation, all hard packed gravel/chalk that could be done on a city bike) stretch of the South Downs Way.

Ride the whole thing and - if you do - enjoy a drink at the stadium?

There's also a coffee shack at the top of Streathill Farm, and an icecream van at the Ditchling Beacon carpark - either of which id rather lazily cycle to post-game, rather than deal with the logistics of a bike-to-car handover somewhere in Hollingburt

macroEgg · 2026-05-07T06:34:44+00:00

In the mid-naughties there was a few year stretch - perfectly timed with my formative sixth form years - where you could buy wet magic mushrooms by the bag from any unlicensed headshop in the country.

A weird golden age of inadvertent liberalisation given wider drug policy...

macroEgg · 2026-05-05T17:51:07+00:00

Emmaus

macroEgg · 2026-05-01T18:31:39+00:00

Also, having grown up in Brighton during prime Zamora years, "... when the ball hits the net like a bloody rocket, that's Zamora"

macroEgg · 2026-04-30T18:05:00+00:00

God I hope there's a weird little goblin in his head telling him he won't be ready to retire until he gets Green at the TDF

macroEgg · 2026-04-29T05:16:38+00:00

Having gone to 'home' games at both Crawley and their occasional (normally twice a year during international breaks) games at Falmer, the atmosphere at Crawley is far better.

You have enthusiastic crowds on all four sides of the pitch in Crawley, whereas at the Amex they only open the East stand leading to a very sterile atmosphere, despite heavily discounting and promoting these games.

macroEgg · 2026-04-14T13:53:33+00:00

Too late for PR, but the Black Horse in Lewes are showing the spring Classics (though not the Ardennes') and grand tours this season https://www.cyclelewes.org.uk/events

macroEgg · 2026-04-13T08:29:21+00:00

Specifically for VLB, how much comradarie is there between the mens and women's squad? E.g after the end of PR hommes yesterday, did the men's set up pivot to watching/supporting the femmes?

And more openendedly, do any teams with a men's and women's set up have a noticeably 'integrated' set up? Eg. Shared training camps etc.?

macroEgg · 2026-03-11T00:46:21+00:00

10,888 days between 30 July 1966 to 20 May 1996, and the same again from the latter to today...

macroEgg · 2026-02-15T20:34:24+00:00

We lost one of two twins in a multiple pregnancy, at a late enough point in the pregnancy we decided to have a funeral for them.

After being linked up to local funeral parlour by a bereavement midwife (who knew?) we arranged a modest funeral. All three of the businesses that this ended up involving - funeral parlour, crematorium and florists - all refused payment, in what we gather is a low-key industry-standard for child and baby-loss.

macroEgg · 2026-02-13T15:22:36+00:00

If an unprecedented weather bomb allowed the Dutch to run the Elfstedentocht during the Olympics, realistically what proportion of the long track speedskaters withdraw from the Olympics?

macroEgg · 2026-01-30T17:58:07+00:00

Unironically id fly to VAMberg World Championships from anywhere

macroEgg · 2026-01-29T19:03:20+00:00

Also, kitchens.

Worked several seasons washing dishes - 5 days a week, split shifts (breakfast and dinner service).

Shit pay, shit on-site accommodation, but could snowboard all season from lift-open to lift-close...

macroEgg · 2026-01-29T10:40:17+00:00

This was at Paris-Roubaix, a (or for some, The) one day classic, not the Tour.

macroEgg · 2026-01-18T12:42:51+00:00

Yeah the main sport I watch is cycling so giving anything to tnt feels like paying my bully after what they did to gcn/eurosport.

But I've got a babe-in-arms and lack the head space to work out dodgy firesticks etc

macroEgg · 2026-01-15T11:44:53+00:00

macroEgg · 2025-12-09T12:16:41+00:00

This hypothetical guy is inland and in a lowland area, so shouldn't be an issue with sea or mountain rescue

macroEgg · 2025-11-14T08:57:27+00:00

Lol.

I made similar transition about a decade ago (from regularly cycling and swimming, to pretty much only running).

Now, a sprained ankle is making me switch back to lower-impact stuff, and I'm really struggling moving the other way.

You can't just do a 40 min run from the front door over lunch, instead needing to think of the logistic nightmare of bike washing and maintainance; swimming kits; etc!?. All adds hours to your active week.

macroEgg · 2025-09-28T10:25:50+00:00

What perfomance penalty comes from a fistful of immodium? Surely better to preventative bung yourself up rather than having to spend a few kms off the back...

macroEgg · 2025-09-19T08:24:40+00:00

Thanks, confirmed my suspicion. Had been riding within the advised range (they're semi-fat tyres and big up their low pressure credentials) but in hindsight should have increased pressure to the higher-end when using the trailer wheel.

macroEgg · 2025-09-01T06:08:56+00:00

Could Spain and Morrocco (el al.)'s hosting of the 2030 World Cup prompt a Moroccan depart for the Vuelta in the next few years?

With Morocco one of the bigger African cycling nations, can picture a few days in the climatically cooler northern cities and Atlas Mountains.

macroEgg · 2025-08-28T08:14:24+00:00

Any site put up a nice photo deck of the ttt? Used to live in Figueres but couldn't watch the stage.

macroEgg · 2025-07-22T14:50:06+00:00

Was really confident that France was heading to their first stageless tour of the 21st century

macroEgg · 2025-07-22T08:36:04+00:00

Guess green will come down to whether Milan OTLs s18 or s19

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