#world road cycling champ

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[sportsallover]

If you had to get a tattoo from the last show you watched, what would it be?

[landoom]

That's so not gay...

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[celuloideycarbono]

top ten remarkable moments in cycling history (i would like to updated it)

I like history, I like lists, and, of course, I like cycling.

In 2019, I proposed creating a collaborative list on Twitter to select the 10 most remarkable moments the history of cycling (yes, ambitious, I know). People chose their 10 moments, and in the end, after counting all the lists (about 40), these were the results:

Merano - Aprica, Giro d'Italia 1994. Battle between Pantani, Berzin and Indurain in Passo dello Stelvio, Valico di Santa Cristina, Mortirolo and Aprica.

Saint-Gervais - Sestrières, Tour de France 1992. Epic ride by Claudio Chiappucci in the Alps, through Iseran, Mont Cenis and Sestrières, in a brutal stage of 254 km.

San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Ávila, Vuelta a España 1999. Frank Vandenbroucke's mad attack on the Ávila walls, after destroy the concurrence in Navalmoral.

Venaria Reale - Bardonecchia/Jafferau, Giro d'Italia 2018. Chris Froome took the maglia rosa after a 80 km solo ride, with a powerful attack on Colle delle Finestre.

Versailles - Paris / Champs Elysées, Tour de France 1989. Dramatic time trial with Greg LeMond tacking the maillot jaune to Laurent Fignon by only 8 seconds.

Grenoble - Les Deux Alpes, Tour de France 1998. In the Tour of doping scandals, Marco Pantani took the maillot jaune to Jan Ullrich after an attack on Col de Galibier.

Charleroi - Liège, Tour de France 1995. Miguel Indurain attacks in the Ardennes with Johan Bruyneel on his wheel.

Saint-Jeanne-de-Maurienne - Morzine, Tour de France 2006. Floyd Landis did a Landis through the Alps. Saisies, Aravis, Colombière and Joux Plane were in the menu. In a few days after the Tour, Landis tested positive in testosterone.

Luxembourg, ITT, Tour de France 1992. Maybe the most brutal ITT performance in Tour history, done by Miguel Indurain (perhaps now is Combloux 2022...).

Road World Championships in Duitama, Colombia, 1995. Abraham Olano wins the rainbow jersey in the most hilly world championship ever. He arrives at the finish line with a flat tyre.

As you can see, the list was dominated by events from the 1990s, as many people who participate had lived those times in their childhood or adolescence. It was also a list in which Spanish or Spanish-speaking moments predominated, since most of the people who participated were from those backgrounds.

Now, I would like to update that list and give it a more 'international' view, with your colaboration. I believe many things have happened since 2020, don't you think? La Planche 2020, Granon 2022, Combloux 2023, some Lièges by Remco or Strades by Pogi, the duel between van der Poel and van Aert in Ronde 2020, the Pogi's Ronde...

So, here is my proposal: feel free to choose the 10 moments in the history of cycling that you consider to be the best—10 epic battles, 10 close sprints, 10 cute moments, 10 controversial moments, whatever. Whether it's women's or men's cycling, road, cross, or track, it doesn't matter. Moments you have experienced firsthand, or not, perhaps you have watched it on tv or even you read about it because they happened before you were born.

You can share this post by adding your list, or even include it in the tags. In a month, I will compile the results and I will also publish them here and on my blog (in Spanish). Thank you for your collaboration.

[sportsallover]

Poor Swedish guy, all alone 😅

[parisholiday-blog]

Countdown to the Paris Olympics: Eiffel Tower at the Heart of the Action!

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Countdown to the Paris Olympics: Eiffel Tower at the Heart of the Action!

Stay in the heart of the Olympics action near the Eiffel Tower! (Credit: Paris Olympics 2024)

The countdown to the Paris Olympics 2024 is on! Excitement is building as venues are appearing in some of the most iconic locations around the City of Light. Our team is looking forward to welcoming guests who are coming for the games or to simply enjoy the exciting Olympics atmosphere. If you’re staying in one of our vacation apartment rentals near the Eiffel Tower, get ready for unmatched celebrations and unique experiences!

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Imagine stepping out of your vacation apartment to the sight of the Eiffel Tower, not just standing as a monument, but providing a spectacular backdrop for Olympics festivities. The area around the Eiffel Tower, particularly the Champ de Mars, is being transformed into an outdoor sports venue for the games that kick off on July 26. A temporary outdoor arena is being constructed in the Champ de Mars, set between the Eiffel Tower and the École Militaire, to stage beach volleyball and blind football competitions. This setting promises to combine the thrill of Olympic sports with breathtaking views of one of the world’s most famous landmarks​.

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[losttrailrunner]

Liked on YouTube: Ex World Champ Reveals: Hidden EPO Use & Coach Harm | Geneviève Jeanson

Ex World Champ Reveals: Hidden EPO Use & Coach Harm | Geneviève Jeanson Former Junior Road & Time Trial Champ Geneviève Jeanson joins Anthony for another Roadman Cycling Podcast. Geneviève opens up about EPO use during her career and a shocking relationship with her coach, where she was emotionally, physically and sexually assaulted. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— If you enjoyed…

[sportsallover]

Now I can’t stop picturing Wout doing the TT in a kilt. The implications…

Chinese portraits : Remco Evenepoel & Wout van Aert

Pre-race ritual ?

Wout : Pin my bibs, clean my shoes and my glasses

Remco : Eat and listen to music

Your dream meal after the TT ?

Wout : I saw my road teammates on sunday evening, they’ve eaten good burgers. They told me it was good quality there, so I think burger from the hotel restaurant.

Remco : We didn't have burgers and fries last time, I think it will be this time. Or a good pizza

A song during the warm-up before TT ?

Wout : I always listen to musics from Tomorrowlands, for motivation and energy.

Remco : A little hard though… Hard style and hard techno. There are some artists, like D-Sturb.

The time trial in a kilt or with bagpipe in the earpieces ?

Remco : Neither !

Wout : With a kilt ! I think the picture is funnier.

Your favorite rider during Worlds ? (Excluding belgians)

Remco : He cannot be belgian ? Yeah… Mathieu van der Poel

Wout : Christophe Laporte

Oppenheimer or Barbie ?

Wout : Oppenheimer

Remco : I haven't seen either of them. My wife saw barbie with her little sister, so it will be Oppenheimer.

The first thing you will do when you return to Belgium ?

Remco : Go to sleep quickly, because the day after I have my flight for the training camp.

Wout : Go to the chip chop to eat tasty belgian fries

Biggest celebrity in your phone contacts ?

Wout : My wife !

Remco : Eden Hazard or Thibaut Courtois

Wout’s streak : natural or dyeing ?

Remco : I think it’s natural

Wout : Yeah, I was born like this. It’s a natural thing

[fisicol92]

UCI Road Cycling World Championships - All Champions

Elite men’s Road Race

World champion: Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Silver: Romain Bardet (France) Bronze: Michael Woods (Canada)

Elite Women's road race

World champion: Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) Silver: Amanda Spratt (Australia) Bronze: Tatiana Guderzo (Italy)

Under 23 Men's road race

World champion: Marc Hirschi (Switzerland) Silver: Bjorg Lambrecht (Belgium) Bronze: Jaakko Hanninen (Finland)

Junior Men's road race

World champion: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) Silver: Marius Mayrhofer (Germany) Bronze: Alessandro Fancellu (Italy)

Junior Women's road race

World champion: Laura Stigger (Austria) Silver: Marie Le Net (France) Bronze: Simone Boilard (Canada)

Elite Men's time trial

World champion: Rohan Dennis (Australia) Silver: Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) Bronze: Victor Campenaerts (Belgium)

Elite Women's time trial

World champion: Annemiek van Vleuten (Netherlands) Silver: Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) Bronze: Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands)

Men's team time trial

World champions: Quick-Step Floors Silver: Team Sunweb Bronze: BMC Racing Team

Women's team time trial

World champions: Canyon-SRAM Silver: Boels Dolmans Bronze: Team Sunweb

Under 23 Men's time trial

World champion: Mikkel Bjerg (Denmark) Silver: Brent Van Moer (Belgium) Bronze: Mathias Norsgaard (Denmark)

Junior Men's time trial

World champion: Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) Silver: Lucas Plapp (Australia) Bronze: Andrea Piccolo (Italy)

Junior Women's time trial

World champion: Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (Netherlands) Silver: Camilla Alessio (Italy) Bronze: Elynor Backstedt (Great Britain)

[annab-nana]

Omg this one with JJ!!! " i... sometimes, i guess i kinda wish you could see yourself through my eyes. " where the reader is sad that JJ is doubting himself and she just wished he knew how amazing he was!

omg yes!!! i love this idea!

warnings: smoking weed

“would you break me out of jail if i got arrested?” jj let the question fall from his lips nonchalantly before bringing the blunt back between them to inhale.

“is there some crime you’re thinking of committing? like should i be worried?” you chuckled, trying to make it into a joke as that was how you were hoping he intended it to be. honestly speaking, you couldn’t tell what was running through that hazy mind of his.

“no, but everyone knows it’s in my blood. it’s inevitable,” he blew the words out alongside the puff of smoke.

“if you think that way, then yeah, it is inevitable but i don’t think you’ll end up there,” you mentioned while sitting up a bit off of the hammock to get a better look at him. “you’re strong, jj. you can break the cycle. don’t let what obx thinks of you dictate your life.”

“but if so many people think that, how can they be wrong?” the question shattered your heart.

“j, the pogues don’t think that. i don’t think that. anyone who actually knows you and knows your heart,” you poked his chest to show him exactly where the organ was as if he didn’t already know, “knows that you don’t have to take that road. most may be expecting it but we know you’re better than that. i... sometimes, i guess i kinda wish you could see yourself through my eyes.”

his blue eyes—that appeared slightly red due to him "getting creative" as he liked to call it—shot up to meet yours. "how do you see me?" he dared to ask as you let out a sigh and laid back on the hammock before explaining.

"you're a really strong guy, you know, and not just physically but emotionally too. you have gone through some shit, more than the average pogue, and you've taken it all like a champ. there is probably no one in this world that i look up to more than you." after you opened your heart to him and told him exactly how you viewed him, he tackled you in a hug—not something he would normally do when sober. he was normally the one to just wrap an arm around you and pull you in, so you were taken by surprise.

"thank you," his shaky voice whispered in your ear near where his head was buried in your neck. you could feel the wetness of his tears trickling down your skin which caused you to grip the boy tighter against you.

"i meant every word."

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[generallypo]

in all sincerity, kim dokja makes me happy and he deserves to be so too :^(

incoherent yelling and sobbing under the cut. these fEELINGS will not be contained aaauuunnghhh. 

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anyway i binge-read all 500+ chapters of ORV this week and i honest to god feel bad for this -- completely! fictional! aghhhh -- guy. in case you haven’t figured it out, the following is some spoilerly shit

i went in expecting a fun, brainless power trip fantasy for dudes with an isekai addiction. instead, it turns out ORV is actually a gigantic, self-deprecating prank on the entire genre itself. kdj plays more into the sad -- if high-functioning-- clown trope than the sexy, edgy, chuuni bastard type i was prepared to laugh at. there were -- gasp! -- female characters with personalities! parents (aka ADULTS who act like ADULTS) who actually survive and feature prominently! adorable children! a real sexy, edgy bastard! a power trio with amazing fashion! sexual tension and bickering! friendship! life and death bonding! 

*breathes in deeply* fouND FAMILYYYYYYY.

like, yeah, the plot around the first few arcs seems a little aimless, but the buildup is worth. the world-building is pretty decent. there’s discernible effort put into the fight scenes, and i can appreciate that. but -- but! what i stayed for were the characters -- namely, the fantastic OT3 of KDJ, HSY, and YJH -- who come together despite their initial rivalries and end up saving each other’s asses, like, every other day. granted, the other characters don’t get as much focus, and they do fall into certain character tropes.. 

but a trope done well is nothing i would gripe about. every significant character in ORV has a coherent, and more importantly, respectful take on their respective trope. maybe it’s because sing-shong is actually a married couple, but all the interactions between even minor characters are a convincing blend of awkward rambling, suggestive humor, sharp remarks, and casual banter. in other words, this cast of mostly working adults (plus a teen and two kids) talks like working adults. the relationships built throughout the story are, frankly, some of most realistic of its genre. sing-shong has managed to craft a dynamic that undoubtedly brims with fluffy fondness all around, but also drips with sarcastic tension, with unspoken urgency, with a wariness that softens into sincerity over the course of many, many chapters. it’s the kind of progression that makes even stock characters read like more than just the 2-bit villain or comrade or love interest. here, we have relationships both straightforward and not, strained or otherwise, romantically-oriented as well as decidedly the opposite -- and then numerous others scattered along the spectrum with the freedom to shift either way. 

it’s also an interesting point of note that our MC kdj actually does not end up with a stated romantic partner, much less a conventional heteroromantic harem. he gets teased about that fact from time to time, but it’s with less of the sleazy shonen locker room humor one would expect and more of the good-natured ribbing you’d find among friends or that one especially nosy auntie at the yearly family reunion. kdj is a grown ass man. in the background, i applaud his maturity, and he handles all the prodding like a champ. 

so instead of finding and fulfilling his horny, he builds himself a wealth of loving family. yeah, there are beautiful men and women around him. yeah, they unequivocally adore him. but they’re also adults, and they have priorities, too -- which are not so much finding a way to bang kdj’s brains out and more so simply keeping the damn guy alive. this is truly not ‘oblivious mc with his thirsty, sex kitten harem’. it just so happens that a guy proves himself to be unflinchingly gentle and capable in an apocalyptic setting despite his broken self-esteem, and lots of people find that attractive, romantically and platonically. 

it.. kinda makes sense? he’s a hard worker, thoughtful, and good with kids. kdj is the kind of guy you know would make a reliable partner, and anybody with eyes can plainly see and appreciate that. 

and it’s not that our MC’s a total brick wall. in fact, it’s likely the opposite, and he’s just too darned repressed to admit it. from what has been implied, kdj does indeed recognize and accept love, or at least a primitive concept of it. i like to imagine that the kind of love that he ends up seeking out simply manifests itself more easily as acceptance and safety, as warmth and a home of people to return to every day. even better, the people who surround him know this, and they give him exactly that. it’s refreshing, and honestly, really sweet.

(as a side note, i really, really do appreciate the cosmic bi energy radiating off of kdj, who canonically earns the title of being loved by all and is all but in name married to yjh and hsy. he also respects women and small children and honestly anyone who isn’t total scum to him or his family. i respect that.)

but the happy stuff aside, you know it it just ain’t ORV without the generous screaming dollop of angst. admittedly, there’s self-sacrifice, injury, lonesome wandering, more sacrifice, some epic fighting, reunion and confrontation. all of it is a lot to digest, sure, but never does it feel entirely hopeless, or truly, truly heart-clenching. ORV, up until the final act, is a mostly light read. you relax in your chair, thinking that nothing beyond this point can disturb you. 

yeah fucking right.

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and then the beginning of the end arrives. when the squad finally break through to their ‘ending’, the scene that kind of breaks me is the reveal of the Most Ancient Dream. it ties so much thematically into the little tidbits that we get of kdj’s past, and it though it feels like almost a joke that the source of the goddamn apocalypse is a kid with bruises smeared across his skinny ass body -- it’s such a pathetic picture that it’s kinda poetic, actually. you’re left mystified but somewhat convinced, like a math problem explained halfway through. this.. child.. is a villain somehow, isn’t he?

and then 999th turn uriel speaks up, and she. just. hugs him. 

[[You are this universe’s most powerless existence, aren’t you.]] 

that. that gets me. kdj’s reaction immediately upon this revelation? absolute murder. seeing him essentially self-destruct upon realizing that all these people he’s surrounded himself with -- some who continuously proclaim their loyalty and affection for him throughout their journey, some who suffered eons of war and loss and trauma because of his existence -- not only forgive his younger self but smother him with unconditional acceptance and love is stifling, is too vulnerable and exposed and he simply can’t cope -- it’s so telling of his true mentality, of his crippling insecurity and crumpled sense of self-worth. kim dokja is a liar, through and through, so much that he fails, or perhaps refuses, to comprehend the veracity of others’ kindness and love towards himself. 

by some miracle, the events at the end of the world somehow resolve.. or so it seems. there is a departing train, a liberated team of ex-gods, and a child rousing from his slumber. in the aftermath, i am left shaking. somehow, despite the ending having been (happily?) reached, there’s still another chapter ahead. what is this witchcraft?

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and then ah, yes -- the epilogue arc. i teetered on the edge of being critical for a little bit there -- is that display of deus ex machina, of sad, self-sacrificing nobility a bit too egregious to be acceptable? is this some wild last let-me-yank-this-outta-my-ass plot twist to drag out the chapter count? i sincerely thought that the arc before it would have been the finale. i was wrong. thank god.

anyways, as an answer to the above: no, and no. i stake my firm claim on the belief that the epilogue arc was meticulously planned out well in advance of its release, confusing and time-warpy as it is. i liked it. tremendously. even if it entirely invalidates all of kdj’s supposed development (”haha lol yeah sure i won’t sacrifice myself or anything anymore guys don’t worry about me” -- KDJ, at some point because he’s a lying rat bastard). actually, our beloved MC disappears for a large chunk of this arc, and i think it’s great. in his absence, the other characters not only go absolutely fucking nuts, but they have to figure out this new problem on their own, even if the lure of peaceful complacency in the newly saved Korea might convince them otherwise. 

and then the whole time paradox thing comes around. yjh goes to space, hsy saves the only life she can, and kdj grows up. the crew waits, holding onto their hope even if it bleeds them dry. sing-shong does a damn good job of illustrating their fraying calm, their lurking madness, the unseen but pervasive depression that seeps in from kdj’s absence. the kids lose their father, lhs and jhw lose their reliable leader figure, ysa loses a best friend and confidant, lsk -- as distant as she pretends to be from her son -- loses her only child. and then there’s hsy and yjh , who are essentially bereft of the other half of their existences. their pain is palpable, is grounded in the hopeless, gnawing frustration of an utterly meaningless victory. emotionally, ORV hits all the right -- if agonizing -- beats.

however, a story can’t sustain itself just through its pathos. i’m happy to say that ORV doesn’t drop the ball after the first milestone, and after all the hurt, the characters do leap straight back into action. even better, the plot holes actually do get patches, and the poetic cycle of writer, protagonist, and reader comes full circle by making use of all those supposedly throwaway characters from the myriad world lines. 

at the end of the road, there is a distinct sense of unity, of a delicate but undeniable cohesion to the world lines and their origins. sing-shong lets us guess a little here at the finish, but there’s just enough information to feel hopeful. maybe there never had been a definite start -- or finish -- to the story of kdj company, and... that’s okay. everybody ends up where they were meant to be, where they fought and struggled to reach. it’s.. almost like a happily ever after, if we’re allowed to dream of that.

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now, i realize, this was all an orchestrated maneuver.

i’ll take it.

to me, all of this work sounds like someone put some serious thought into this behemoth of a plot. it cements the entire original premise of the story. it suggests -- but never explicitly confirms! -- the possibility that breaking free of the cycle is possible through the exact same system that sustains it. it’s terribly interesting -- and inspirational! with all the dramatic revelations and life-threatening scenarios  and the cast’s resigned acceptance of them that essentially make up ORV’s entire mood, there’s still that last hint of rebellious and righteous anger that lights up the whole damn nebula. it’s like the kdj company blasting away at the heavens just to yell into the nether: we’re not looking for the happy end, but the free one. stay alive.

it’s subtle, and yet it’s such an emotional gut punch. i came away with the most ruinous, frustrating, bittersweet sense of longing in ages. i pined. for these fictional darlings. god, i am weak.

so. yeah. ORV is pretty good. flawed, but ambitious and impressively thought out.  i’m stoked that the webtoon is making pretty good progress, even if it’ll take an eternity and a half to meet that monstrous chapter count. i’m still gonna follow it. hell yeah. 

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(by the way the idea that secretive plotter and co are literally gonna take care of and raise baby kdj and spoil him and be the best friggin family a kid could ever want does things to me. protect him. he’s suffered too much. let at least one worldline’s version of him know happiness. and actually, aLL OF THEM DESERVE DOMESTIC BLISS TOGETHER IN A BIG OL MANSION WITH SUN AND FRESH AIR AND TENDER FAMILY MOMENTS UGH)

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and there you have it, folks. you made it to the end. in the far, far distance, i’m cheering you on and crying my eyes out in gratitude. thanks for tuning in!

[sportsallover]

He’s not my top pick, but yes please ❤️🇫🇷

[sportsallover]

Now that I’ve seen the circuit in Glasgow, I feel Wout has a big chance at winning this year. It’s so technical that he’s definitely a favorite. I reckon Mathieu too, because when something fits one, it has to fit the other!

[hetalia-has-a-secretary]

Six countries (dealer’s choice) go on a small rant about how annoying America is and how obnoxious American tourists are and their American s/o is just kinda standing there like “gee thanks, sweetheart”

Russia and England are on this list because... Yeah (I think of this scenerio more than I'd like lol)

💅🏼🌻

England:

He just about had a heart attack driving his S/O out for dinner.

It was an American driver who forgot what side of the road they needed to be on.

Good thing is it was just a scratch.

Bad part was it was still pretty bad and the driver never bothered to stop

"Stupid Americans! Not only are they so rude, but they don't have the common courtesy to make sure others are okay-... S-Sorry dear...*

Clears his throat, and tries really hard to pretend it never happened.

Russia:

He was really annoyed with a group of American tourists who were acting super skittish while he was shopping with his S/O.

He could hear them whisper about how he probably controlled his lover, not letting them dress or be with friends.

He straight up turns to them to confront them.

"You do know I speak English as well, da? If you are going to make the assumptions of my relationship, perhaps you should call the cops. Or better yet just leave..."

Once they flee, he turns to his S/O.

"Psh. Americans. They don't know when to keep mouths closed... Oh... But not my sunflower..."

He gets adorably akward.

Make sure to laugh it off soon after and he should be good.

Italy:

I don't know who was more surprised.

His S/O hearing him bad mouth a group of Americans for asking for spaghetti and meatballs (They don't serve it in Italy, look it up, it's interesting)

Or Italy for seeing the shocked looked on their face, realizing they're also American.

"I-I did not mean you were uncultured! I certainly didn't mean the part about being too lazy to learn about polpettes!"

It was funny. So feel free to laugh, and watch him get sheepish, thankful he didn't hurt his S/O feelings.

Turkey:

He has a bit of a temper sometimes anyway so his S/O was letting him rant, and only turned their heads when he said "Americans"

"Dumb Americans! Thinking they can just, waltz into my home and trash I!"

He had been picking up trash left in his yard by a group of tourists, apperantly, and picked up one by his S/O foot, and froze

"NOT LIKE YOU THOUGH!"

His S/O just kicks a piece of paper at him and walks off so he can vent.

Belarus:

She was out with her precious S/O when a tourist group cycled past them, splashing them with water from a puddle.

"HEY! How dare you stupid Americans get us soaked! What pathetic wastes of sp-"

Then she turned to her American lover.

She gives a quick huff and takes them by the hand to go buy new clothes.

Might as well...

Switzerland:

They crossed his territory.

Sadly his gun was recently taken away by his own S/O after accidentally killing a deer, thinking it was someone trying to break in the house.

He found a pea shooter.

"I will find one way or another for you ungrateful Americans to suffer the consequences for crossing my borders! All of you, spiteful, bratty, spoiled-"

He heard his S/O clear their throat.

He didn't say much, but he did stare at them

He quite honestly didn't realize it until his Darling left the room as to why they acted that way.

💅🏼Secret Secretary One Shot🌻

It was the third week of her working for Germany as the world's Secretary, and as per usual everyone was fighting. Grudges, burnt food, and a certain American was involved.

England being the first to start the line up of insults.

"America! If you were any less of a slob it's be a bloody miracle!"

Then France

"I for once agree with England. I am almost happy you chose to be his baby brother over me. This mess is quite overkill..."

And finally China, who walked in to the meeting floor that was covered in food wrappers.

"Aiya! Why are all Americans so dirty! I could probably slip and die on the trash!"

And as per usual, America took it like a champ, laughing off their insults. For only him and the secretary knew what happened moments before everyone got in the room.

America was already cleaning up after his breakfast (that he had shared with the secretary, and ultimately Russia as the latter two were close friends by now), when the bag snagged on a loose splinter from the wooden floor and tore open. Scattering the trash as he slipped.

The secretary had enough though, and stepped in, via her contract conditions.

"Can all of you shut your nagging mouths already! You do realize America is just a cesspool of citizens that thought living in YOUR countries was either a death sentence, or lack of opportunity? Honestly. How old are you all anyway, either shut up, or grow up and stop pegging Americans for being the only ones who do dumb sh*t! I can probably give a list of 20 things with you all being less than tolerable! And lastly, the poor guy had the dumb trash bag rip, so shush!"

The room went silent quickly as most of the countries who chose to laugh along looked away from embarrassment.

Germany couldn't help but think hiring her as their new secretary was certainly going to put some people in their places...

[sportsallover]

Given the climate situation, I’d prefer they said if that was what the protesters are protesting. It’s important enough to give in to the protesters

come on BBC tell us what issue the protesters are protesting??

[detectivesus]

in belgium for the road cycling world champs and last night i got to chat with one of the best female road cyclists in the world!!!! got to spend like 40 minutes just listening to her being so so open and insightful about her career and the aspects of sports we don’t really get to see.

as always i have so so so much respect for female athletes in every discipline, and getting to hear the ins and outs of elite performance while balancing motherhood was so so fascinating & really needs to be talked about more. <3 more support for amazing women please