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You don’t need $65m. You need fans.
When World Tour cycling teams need Formula 1 money, you know the equation is broken.
Oct 10, 2025
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Why Specialized Signed Keegan.
When certainty, timing, and finances align.
Jan 1
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Privateer Diaries: My 2026 Plans, and Maggie wins Down Under
Plus: My biggest ever training month, and some team news.
Feb 4
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€20M: The number Picnic–Post NL lost, and the number EF want.
Picnic–Post NL are close to bankruptcy, EF search for €20m more, and there's a Rockets-sized wildcard controversy.
Jan 30
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Privateer Diaries: On turning 25.
The sponsorship market, and and riding to Andorra.
Dec 31, 2025
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Why you need a storyline: Inside Tietema’s Playbook
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Privateer Diaries: A strange sort of calm
Will the team ever happen? What're my 2026 plans? Oh, and I'm on a podcast!
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Gravel Earth 2026: A series of unfortunate events?
Where’s The Rift, and did they forget Unbound? Klassmark are playing a risky game.
Nov 8, 2025
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Don't worry, I'm not quitting.
After a year of illness, what happens next?
Nov 3, 2025
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8 Takeaways from Big Sugar
Storms, safety, money, and partying.
Oct 19, 2025
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Adventure season and the Ryder Cup
Go and ride your bike, trust me.
Sep 29, 2025
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Gravel racing's future: Progress or politics as usual?
New teams are forming, and old politics are creeping in.
Sep 23, 2025
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Privateer Diaries: Namibia, health, and the team
About time for an update.
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