Iain Treloar

The afterlife of a stolen bike 22 bikes a day are stolen in Melbourne. I decided to buy one to return it to its rightful owner – and went for a ride with a self-proclaimed outlaw.

22 bikes a day are stolen in Melbourne. I decided to buy one to return it to its rightful owner – and found myself on a hair-raising ride with an outlaw.

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Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet has a democratically-elected donkey government We asked him to rank his donkeys, and explain the electoral process.

We asked Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet to rank his donkeys, and explain their electoral process.

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The bike under the Christmas tree The thread connecting a blue bike in 1998, a purple bike in 2018, and hundreds of bikes in between.

A story about a bike as a child, and a bike as a parent.

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Don’t read this amazing story - listen to it on the rabbit holes podcast. No one tells a cycling story like @iaintreloar.bsky.social @escapecollective.bsky.social

I bought a frame from AliExpress. It didn’t go very well. A haven for the bargain-hunter or a disaster waiting to happen? Time to investigate.

Is a bike from AliExpress a bargain hunter's delight, or a disaster waiting to happen? We ordered a frameset to find out.

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Imagining the red carpet at the Tour de France route presentation From Hollywood to the world, join our hosts at cycling's night of nights.

The Met Gala of cycling. Everyone's saying it.

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This from @iaintreloar.bsky.social is well worth your time

One last chat with The Stavanger Stallion.

Waka Waka hey hey.

How to sell a set of luxury limited-edition wheel bags Chad is reeled back in for One Last Job.

In a world of embargoes, only one marketer has the courage – and very particular set of skills – for an impossible job.

Chad from Marketing returns in 'The Wheel Bag Ultimatum'. Only at Escape Collective now.

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Went for a bike ride. Was good. You should do it, too.

My god, it’s magnificent Nature is healing at the Vuelta.

A big bendy road penis is not supposed to be on the tarmac of the Vuelta a España.

And yet, there it is.

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Who's the Vuelta's sleepiest boy? A Very Important Photo Gallery for @escapecollective.bsky.social.

Michael Storer and the mystery of the stolen egg For months, TV commentator Carlton Kirby has claimed that the Australian rider once stole his boiled egg at a breakfast buffet. Did he?

We're answering all the big questions for you. escapecollective.com/michael-stor...

The stories we didn't get around to writing at the Tour de France 2025 Including: How much of a yummy boy soup are the team ice baths?

Ranking the Tour's police officers from cute to scary 👮

How much of a yummy boy soup are the team ice baths? 🛀

These are just some of the stories @iaintreloar.bsky.social and @jonnylong.bsky.social didn't get around to this Tour de France

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A moment on Mont Ventoux with Urška Žigart At the summit of one of the Tour's most brutal climbs, we spoke to Tadej Pogačar's partner about seeking joy and companionship in the here and now.

In the chaos at the top of Mont Ventoux, Urška Žigart and Tadej Pogačar were a bubble of calm. We spoke to her about the search for such moments in the whirlwind.

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Inside an Uno-X Tour stage win, three years in the making One of the Tour's breakout stars finally got the breakaway win his team, Uno-X Mobility, has been chasing. And then things got teary.

What a stage. Maybe my favourite ever day at a bike race. Here's my latest for @escapecollective.bsky.social from #TDF2025:

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What it’s like inside a doomed breakaway Their move today was never going to pay off – but that wasn't the point.

The two-rider TotalEnergies breakaway today was never going to pay off – but that wasn't the point.

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“How does it make you feel to run?”, I asked her in a lull, trying to get her to join the dots between input and outcome. She paused. “I feel relaxed,” she said. “And calm.”

This one's about – and for – my beautiful daughter.

Happy thoughts to think when you’re filled with existential dread Oh, no particular reason.

Pass it on.

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Welcome to the inaugural Escape Collective Bicycle Art Show Things are about to get cute.

Your antidote to the world today: this wholesome little showcase of kids' drawings of bikes.

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A tale of two bike racks Two Kickstarter racks, three years apart, ask the question: where does inspiration end and imitation begin?

Inspiration, or imitation? We investigate the curious tale of two lookalike bike racks.

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It’s Turkmen Bicycle Parade Day, folks! Pull up a chair, and let's watch a dictator in a tracksuit ride a bike down a highway.

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

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The Audacity of Men in Cycling Rich white men in sport using white saviorism as a shield for accountability? So last century.

@sgalpin.bsky.social shares her side of the story about that contentious Afghanistan evacuation. A brutal but important read:

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But of course there is an official toilet paper of the Giro d’Italia Will the sponsorship activations never end?

🚨Very Normal Sponsorship alert🚨

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Taste test: The ancient ride food I just found in the garage Time to put some things that expired in 2016 into my mouth, I guess.

Time to eat some things that expired in 2016, I guess.

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Why do they play 'Sex on Fire' all the time at the Giro d'Italia? Strange question, surprisingly touching answer.

If they're playing 'Sex on Fire' at the Giro, this is why👇

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I watched the Giro d'Italia team presentation so you don't have to Another Giro, another hour and a half I'm not getting back.

Well, that was certainly something.

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We've been cooking up something new, and I couldn't be happier with how this first ep turned out. Get it in your ears wherever you get your podcasts.

The curious case of Mauro Gianetti's disappearing 'doping incident' If, hypothetically, the UAE Team Emirates CEO edits his own Wikipedia page, it leaves a trail.

Has Mauro Gianetti been editing his Wikipedia page? My latest for @escapecollective.bsky.social

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