Caley Fretz

Caley Fretz

@caleyfretz.bsky.social

Building Escape Collective and also a few sets of Legos

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Caley Fretz
@caleyfretz.bsky.social

Genuinely one of the best grand tour stages of the last decade. So many storylines. Here’s one big one:

Escape Collective@escapecollective.bsky.social

Never doubt Wout: Often teetering between glory and heartbreak, Sunday's Giro stage to Siena finally tipped in Van Aert's favor. escapecollective.com/never-doubt-...

escapecollective.comNever doubt WoutVan Aert balances on the edge of glory and heartbreak, and Sunday's Giro stage to Siena finally tipped in his favor.

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Escape Collective
@escapecollective.bsky.social

Welcome to Rabbit Holes, a new podcast presented by Escape Collective. Each episode, we'll be diving into a fascinating story from the world of cycling, telling it in a way you may never have heard it before. The first episode: Who shot Greg LeMond? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

podcasts.apple.comRabbit HolesSports News Podcast · Welcome to Rabbit Holes, a podcast presented by Escape Collective. Each episode, we'll be diving into a fascinating story from the world of cycling, telling it in a way you may n...

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Ryan Wichelns
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In so many ways, the people who signed that letter to Robin Thursday earlier this week are the reason I am where I am. I'm thankful that they were brave enough to say enough is enough. A great tick-tock of the Outside saga from @caleyfretz.bsky.social: escapecollective.com/theres-a-wil...

escapecollective.comThere’s a wildfire outsideMedia veterans are demanding their names be removed from Outside Magazine's masthead. How did we get here?
Caley Fretz
@caleyfretz.bsky.social

This is fascinating. Bikes are gonna change.

Escape Collective@escapecollective.bsky.social

Crankarms are shorter and saddles are further forward, so what does that mean for bike geometry? escapecollective.com/rethinking-r...

escapecollective.comRethinking road race bike geometry for modern fit trendsThe latest installment of Rob English's 'Whys of Bike Tech' column on forward positions, short crankarms, and the evolving world of performance road bike fit.

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Jos Sluijsmans
@jossluijsmans.bsky.social

The lab group of Prof. Melissa Bop, Penn State University, is doing a research study on cargo bike users in North America. If you are a cargo bike user and have a minute to take the survey they’d love to hear from you: pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @cathytuttle.bsky.social

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Caley Fretz
@caleyfretz.bsky.social

That news, of course, is that this query to Deepseek from a friend proves that AI makes shit up regardless of where it comes from. Much love to Kate (🫶) but she remains on the near inexhaustible list of people I’m not married to.

Caley Fretz
@caleyfretz.bsky.social

I want to talk to somebody about the actual economics of these streaming decisions. Anybody out there have insight? Diggon on a few WBD leads but need somebody willing to talk numbers.

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Brian Cookson
@briancookson.bsky.social

What's most disappointing about this is the total misunderstanding of the asset that WBD/Disney/Eurosport have had in broadcasting/ streaming cycling. Packaging it in with other bigger sports in a "Premium" package is completely the wrong thing to do. 1/2. escapecollective.com/tnt-blows-up...

escapecollective.comTNT blows up cycling TV coverage with 443% price increase - Escape CollectiveEurosport is being shut down in the UK and Ireland, and prices are going up.

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Benoît Vittek
@bvittek.bsky.social

Yeah... That profile (shown but little noticed at the Tour presentation back in October) doesn't align with the traditional finish in Paris, right @cyclartist.bsky.social? Would Montmartre be just for vibes or to (slightly) spice things up for the 50th anniversary of the Champs-Elysées finish?

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Escape Collective
@escapecollective.bsky.social

The Tour de France may try to make its traditional final stage more entertaining with three laps of the climb from the Olympics, but Jasper Philipsen and Co. probably won't be thrilled. escapecollective.com/bad-for-spri...

escapecollective.comBad for sprinters, good for fans? How a circuit up Montmartre could change the Tour finale - Escape CollectiveThe Tour de France may try to make its traditional final stage more entertaining with three laps of the climb from the Olympics, but Jasper Philipsen and Co. probably won't be thrilled.
Caley Fretz
@caleyfretz.bsky.social

One Cycling has a PR problem. Many of the underlying ideas are decently sound (I think, and this is based on reporting as no formal plan has been released) but the public perception is... very bad. Our comments section on the last story is proof of that. escapecollective.com/richard-plug...

escapecollective.comRichard Plugge responds to One Cycling criticism - Escape CollectiveThe architect of One Cycling batted back concerns over course changes and Saudi investment.

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Escape Collective
@escapecollective.bsky.social

Keagan Girdlestone thought he'd left bike racing behind forever, but after an epiphany this summer, he wants another shot at the career that almost cost him his life. escapecollective.com/ive-fallen-i...

escapecollective.com'I've fallen in love with riding my bike again' - Escape CollectiveKeagan Girdlestone thought he'd left bike racing behind forever, but after a July epiphany he wants another shot at the career that almost cost him his life.
Caley Fretz
@caleyfretz.bsky.social

As a US-based soccer/foootball fan I begrudgingly opened up the ticket portal for the Club World Cup (aka the formalized Fifa milking of American soccer fans), just in case there was something decent in a city I'd like to go to, and am pleased to report that it all looks awful.