Danny Soltan
@DannySoltan
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Bike Racing, Materials Science, Open Innovation, More Bike Racing // Instagram: soltanpepper
Boston, MA
Joined August 2016
Hey twitter I made bad cyclocross courses for a long time and I am atoning for my sins by telling you how to make good cyclocross courses:
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Cyclocross is unique as a cycling discipline in that you have absurd amounts of freedom with course construction — unlike mountain bike…
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You say that it’s fucked that gingerbread men live in gingerbread houses, but to a gingerbread person, gingerbread is as inscrutable and fundamental as carbon. The people and homes are no more alike than humans are to diamonds. Only we, their gods and creators, can see the horror
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I’ve seen so much about F1’s ‘Netflix Effect,’ but I couldn’t believe a single docuseries (however great it is) could solely account for the sport’s US explosion. So I poked around. What I found were The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Sports…
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The absolute definition of a tragedy. Evan was new to racing in this area, so reading about his life here is the first time most of us could meet him. It hurts, but you should read it. https://t.co/GjKPDuml8O
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not sure if this qualifies as a #HotTake, but I feel like XC ski descending on groomed trails has more skills overlap with road bike descending than MTB does.
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I mean, who in their right mind thinks, 'I'll attack at the foot of the penultimate climb and take the bonus seconds, because that way, when I attack on the last climb and win the stage, I'll probably have yellow as well'?
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Through two stages, #TdF2021 is going exactly to the WWE-Style script 👌🏼👌🏼😘🤌🏼
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When I'm on my bike, I have zero interest in trying to obstruct drivers. My only priority is to take the space I'm legally entitled to so I can reach my destination safely. I recognize that many drivers will misunderstand my positioning and frankly that's their problem.
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Why do drivers get so mad about cyclists riding through stop signs? A quick thread.
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Y’a rien qui va : le chien lancé comme un missile, le sauvetage en mode queue-leu-leu...
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I mean I realize that the one guy in the giant SUV is taking up the same amount of space as the 20 riders, but I think it's harsh of Richard to be so mean to the guy in the big steel box that gets 8 mpg.
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“Wizard” from the @DyeStat forums circa 2004 👀👀👀
The headbanded runner in this Sports Illustrated clip? He's the investor driving GameStop mania. https://t.co/PgYseuJJL8
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