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Nick English

@NickEnglish21

Ex Rower, now a Cyclist.

Joined June 2011
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The women's 4km individual pursuit world record fell at the @UEC_cycling #EuroTrack26 Champs in Konya, Turkey, to @JosieKnight97 (GBR) in 4:19.461. The record was set during qualification, and Knight went on to win the European title in the final. @UCI_cycling @UCI_Track
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New blog post! It’s on why Rachel Reeves would be wrong to scrap the custom duty exemption for low value imports. It would: exacerbate the cost of living crisis; hammer small businesses; and be an attack on free trade. Link to follow.
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@edzitron16 Sep 2024
Newsletter: A subprime AI crisis is brewing. Most of the tech industry has bought into a technology sold at a discounted rate, heavily-subsidized by big tech. If it collapses, the cascade effect could savage both startups and public companies alike. wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/
The Subprime AI Crisis

The Subprime AI Crisis

None of what I write in this newsletter is about sowing doubt or "hating," but a sober evaluation of where we are today and where we may end up on the current path. I believe that the artificial...

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NEW: My case against a single national wholesale price for electricity. Here's why Britain should be more like Texas and move to a system of local energy pricing. samdumitriu.com/p/where-the-…
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Grzechu81@Grzechu81123 Jul 2024
Mural z Olą Mirosław z Lublina - rekordzistką świata we wspinaczce na szybkość
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The puddle-sucker is in operation today. Useful gadget - I want one.
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Gaz Weetman@GazWeetman7 Jun 2024
Looking back at photos from Rishi’s wedding day, the signs were already there that he was fond of leaving before it was appropriate to do so
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Race Radio@TheRaceRadio6 Mar 2024
.@mcmansionhell Wrote a thought-provoking article about F1 for Road and Track.....then it disappeared. Here it is web.archive.org/web/20240301…
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I had a great chat with Josh from @SILCAvelo on the Marginal Gains podcast recently, link below 🙂👇 – at West Midlands, England
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🚴‍♂️ Aero secrets with Dr. B Xavier Disley, Dir AerocoachUK, on the Marginal Gains podcast! Velodromes, wind tunnels, UCI product reviews, & future insights are part of the deep dive. @xavierdisley ow.ly/TXfs50PYc8Y #MarginalGainsPodcast #SILCA #silcapursuitofperfection
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BE A PART OF THE ACTION LESS THAN 2 WEEKS NOW TO ENTER cyclingmasters.com/site/ride… ENJOY THE ACTION SPECTATOR TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE cyclingmasters.com/site/spec… THESE ARE ALREADY IN THE ACTION ENTRIES ARE UPDATED AND ARE ON THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WEB SITE cyclingmasters.com/site/ride…
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REPORT: Nick English led a one-two for AeroCoach in the PDQ Cycle Coaching 10 finishing two seconds ahead of his team-mate, while Jo Spencer (Swindon Wheelers) won the women’s event by over a minute. cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/rac…
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It's the big one tomorrow for this year's @LeTour - Stage 16 time trial! With the GC top spot of Jonas Vingegaard within 10sec of @TamauPogi, small differences in the 22.4km largely uphill test will add up! Read below for my thoughts on what to expect 👇 1/20 #TDFF2023
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Replying to @pogicedes
Sorry guys. I had yuzu with candied ginger pieces and pistachio, Tadej had peanuts, truffe with hazelnuts and amaretto yogurt. We’re complicated divas 💅
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@LukeSmithF123 May 2023
How did competing as an Olympic rower prepare @Tom_Stallard for life on the F1 pit wall with @McLarenF1? Latest feature for @TheAthletic looks at the role of the race engineer, shaping a driver's mindset, and literally being the voice inside their head theathletic.com/4541430/2023…
The Olympic career that prepared Tom Stallard for life as an F1 race engineer

The Olympic career that prepared Tom Stallard for life as an F1 race engineer

An up-and-down Olympic career primed Stallard to be the primary contact between the team and the driver in the car.

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Daam Van Reeth@vrdaam11 May 2023
Yesterday's #giro106 crash caused by @EvenepoelRemco is a good example of what is explained in this excellent academic study: the change from 1K to 3K actually increased the number of crashes due to more risk taking behaviour by pro cyclists. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Track Racing at Palmer Park, Reading for 2023 starts with an OPEN MEETING at 7pm on Monday 3rd April. BC points will be awarded. Please enter via RiderHQ on this link: riderhq.com/events/p/ukt6aee… @readingvelorace @PalmerParkVelo @HSlipstreamers @ReadingCC
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Well done to our Cambridge Men, celebrating a win of 11 lengths @lwtboatraces 🎉
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Cambridge Lightweight Men win the 2023 Interactive Investor Lightweight Men's Boat Race! Official Verdict: 11 Lengths (31 seconds) 📸 @nordincatic @CUBCsquad @BritishRowing
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On HTBS: On 28 January, 400+ @YaleLWTCrew athletes, alumni, friends and family came together to celebrate a century or so of Y150 rowing, most likely constituted the largest assembly of lightweight oarsmen ever for a non-rowing event, Tom Weil reports. bit.ly/3mZcDzo
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Events: PDQ Cycle Coaching & Newport Live announce a new indoor track series running from March to June 2023 at Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales. The first round of the series is on 31st March and is available to book via BC website: britishcycling.org.uk/events…
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