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Pedal Punditry
Pedal Punditry is a CyclingUpToDate series developed by Rúben Silva, in which we present a subjective view on some of cycling's most interesting topics and questions.
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Pedal Punditry #28 - The 2026 Vuelta a España has embarassed itself - and the sport of cycling
25 August 2026
Rúben Silva
Cycling
Pedal Punditry #27 - The good, the bad and the shameful about the 2026 Giro d'Italia
01 June 2026
Rúben Silva
Cycling
Pedal Punditry #26 - UAE's injury list grows; What changes can we expect to Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France team?
14 May 2026
Rúben Silva
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Pedal Punditry #25 | Warmongering states, oil giants and gambling companies: Why money in cycling comes from controversial sources
07 January 2026
Rúben Silva
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Pedal Punditry #24 - I visited the Coll de Rates and looked to explain why it's cycling's most famous 'winter climb'. Tadej Pogacar helped me
01 January 2026
Rúben Silva
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Pedal Punditry #23 - UAE Team Emirates, the 2026 Giro d'Italia and the mystery rider
14 December 2025
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Latest comments
paultryan2002
08-09-2026
Pogi is not racing he crashed out lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jumpyjohn
08-09-2026
Even Britain did better at leaving than you. You just can’t resist can you. There’s a word for that. Actually, you can choose from a few.
Jumpyjohn
08-09-2026
C’mon man, we got your point (even if not everyone agrees) but don’t make yourself look silly by insisting. According to the listing here (which no-one so far has called out for being wrong or incomplete, I’m not going to check), by my calculations we are at 11200CHF after 15 stages, 8 of them had zero, there is only doubt about stages 8 and 11 but it won’t make much difference. How on earth do you think they’ll get to 63k, there aren’t enough commissaires and hours to write fines for every rider?
wrsty
08-09-2026
Sometimes I can still hear Mou's voice on the wind..
wrsty
08-09-2026
If he never won another race he'd still be worth his weight in gold to the team as a fan favourite to trot out, so I'm sure they aren't worried about anything
Hills33
08-09-2026
Yes, I guess they will have done that. But Pog having to sign it less than a week after a severe concussion, with initial recovery interrupted by a lengthy operation, the timing seems wrong to me. But that's just my feeling/opinion.
PogiSloFans
08-09-2026
They can put a clause into the contract... if Pogi can't race anymore. You can put in contract terms for it's cancellation, exit conditions, or specified notice periods. It's all possible...and everyone signing has to agree.
Cooldude
08-09-2026
It's interesting he mentioned Lorenzo Finn. It would be absolutely incredible if Finn could follow another 19 year old Italian super talent - Kimi Antonelli - and go on to become World Champion!
Hills33
08-09-2026
In what way? If you mean I didn't put it very well, I'm thinking this was not a great time for UAE to be signing a contract extension with Tadej, with the worst-case possibility that, like Luke Rowe, he may never be able to race again.
RidesHills
08-09-2026
2034, not 2032, was what I got
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