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Ben Tomkins

@spikebenjamin

Cycling obsessed wordsmith, recovering tech journo, hack racer, and (d)evolving parent of a #CX junior

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Joined January 2011
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"Patience and a new #bike do not good companions make" @mattseaton
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Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado Top Prize Money Earner for 2019/2020 #CX season #equality “Alvarado was surprised by her prize money total, but emphasized that the women still face a large gap to their male counterparts’ overall compensation.” cxmagazine.com/ceylin-del-ca…
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado Top Prize Money Earner for 2019/2020 Cyclocross Season

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado Top Prize Money Earner for 2019/2020 Cyclocross Season

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado added yet another impressive title to her dream season: Top prize money earner of all Elite cyclocrossers, men and women.

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The boy has something to say about #equality in #CX and I’m proud to see him saying it
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For his 5th grade class "Passion Project", Mac Tomkins investigated the gender bias apparent at the elite level of cyclocross. Read his findings in the latest #InOurOwnWords story! usacycling.org/article/in-ou…
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“The easiest way to kill someone and get away with a slap on the wrist is to make sure your weapon is a car.” ⁦@Pflax1⁩ outsideonline.com/2301716/dr…
The Driver Who Killed a Cyclist and Was Charged with Murder

The Driver Who Killed a Cyclist and Was Charged with Murder

Last February, 21-year-old Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr. crashed his Ford 500 sedan into a pack of cyclists during the Palm Springs century. Here’s how the death of one rider, Mark Kristofferson, led to an...

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Peter Flax@Pflax11 Aug 2019
POOL NOODLES ARE BULLSHIT. JUST GIVE ME THREE FEET AND GET OFF YOUR PHONE. qz.com/1620913/the-best-cycl…
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Well put... Seriously, Drivers? Is Your Time More Valuable Than My Life? - BICYCLING bicycling.com/news/a28509843…
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Helen Wyman@CXHelen25 Jul 2019
Trek to create equal pay Junior Women’s CX race | The Trek Blog | #Helen100 blog.trekbikes.com/en/2019/0…
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Bonjour @NBCSportsGold @NBCSNCycling where are the clips/highlights for @LeTour? Looking forward to seeing this content restored to “Cycling Pass” #TDF2019 #TDF19 #TourdeFrance #coveragefail
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WTF? On avg., motorists kill 2-3 cyclists EVERY DAY in the US. According to data from @NHTSAgov outsideonline.com/2301716/dr… #sharetheroad #seecyclists #bikesbelong
The Driver Who Killed a Cyclist and Was Charged with Murder

The Driver Who Killed a Cyclist and Was Charged with Murder

Last February, 21-year-old Ronnie Ramon Huerta Jr. crashed his Ford 500 sedan into a pack of cyclists during the Palm Springs century. Here’s how the death of one rider, Mark Kristofferson, led to an...

outsideonline.com
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"#Cycling is #Flanders. It can make a convert out of anyone" @EuroHoody
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"a real @Paris_Roubaix #cobble must be earned, not bought" @rouleurmagazine
"It is different to have #cobblestones sections in a big stage race. It's another thing to ride @Paris_Roubaix" @vincenzonibali
"@RondeVlaanderen is pretty special...but I'm more fucked when I finish @Paris_Roubaix" @HugoHoule @AG2RLMCyclisme
"There is only 1 @Paris_Roubaix & I like the magic of [it] more than @RondeVlaanderen " @tomboonen1
"#CX is one of the more difficult [sports] to cover" @Cblinc1 on #CXNats live stream bit.ly/2p91lWL
Happy birthday @BernietheBoss - "He was quite simply the strongest rider ever to get on a bike" @CyrilleGuimard
"difference between washing your kit at home or in #Flemish laundromat. If it sounds trivial, trust me, it's not" @stuthorne @rapha Mondial
"Riding in Croatia on a warm, late-Oct day was a pic of why the #bicycle is best way to see the world" @clivity @pelotonmagazine
"CX riders & racers are devout, probably because it's not a pursuit that rewards casual participation" David Evans @rapha Mondial
"#surfing is like dancing naked at a bar" @t_meyerhoffer
"#CX is thrilling & gives sensation of mortal peril w/out accompanying risk. It's also mildly absurd" David Evans @rapha Mondial
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