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🇺🇸 Tuesday Howl #25: Timing Is Everything🕐
Especially in cycling.
I saw this article from Velo asking whether American cycling has reached its “golden generation.”
velo.outsideonline.com/road/…
So...have we?
I’m genuinely curious what people who have followed this sport much longer than I have think. Because, for what it’s worth, I apparently picked one hell of a time to start paying closer attention to cycling - especially American cycling!
When I started this account, part of the motivation was feeling a little out of place in a sport still dominated by fans from outside the US. I was the American guy trying to figure all of this out - and I still very much am. What I didn’t expect was to watch this many American riders have this much success in the same season.
Brandon McNulty - World Champion. I mean that one alone...🤯 Andrew August - 20 years old and a breakout Czech Tour winner. Ashlin Barry - 19 years old and U23 World Champion. And then you factor in some other things in the works.
George Hincapie’s Modern Adventure Pro Cycling @maprocycling is competing at the ProTeam level, with ambitions of eventually reaching the World Tour and Grand Tours the same way I have ambitions of being their X account manager....(no not really lol). And somewhere behind all of THIS is George's son, 18-year-old Enzo Hincapie who probably looks at Ashlin Barry and thinks "why not me next year?".
Then there’s the women. Kristen Faulkner @FaulknerKristen has already given American cycling some enormous moments. And while 2026 hasn’t brought the same volume of elite-level success, the pipeline certainly isn’t empty. Katherine Sarkisov finished 7th in the U23 Worlds. Sophia Wellmeier finished 10th in the Junior Worlds.
So maybe Velo is onto something. Maybe this really is a special period for American cycling. Or maybe I’m just new enough to the sport that everything feels like a big deal😂 Either way, I keep coming back to the same question:
What do we do with it?
Because if American cycling really is having a moment, I don’t think the answer is simply celebrating the results on X. We have to show up. Which is why I keep coming back to the Philadelphia Cycling Classic.
Imagine next year. Brandon McNulty showing up in Philadelphia in the rainbow jersey. I have absolutely no idea if UAE would allow that to happen (probably not) or if he'd even want to go, but if he can dream about a World Championship I can dream about him being at the race. And then look at the potential American contingent if he brought some of his friends!
Maybe this is the moment to start turning American success into American interest. Not because cycling is suddenly going to become the NFL. I'm a "fanatic" but I'm not crazy lol. But has there ever been a bigger group of Americans giving people a reason to watch?
Do you think American cycling is actually in a golden generation right now? Or does it just feel that way because I picked a hell of a time to start watching?
And maybe more importantly:
If the Philadelphia Cycling Classic is back next year, would you consider going? I’d genuinely love to know.
Because if we’re going to capitalize on this moment, maybe it’s time for American cycling fans to start showing up, too.
#Montreal2026 #PhiladelphiaCyclingClassic #USACycling
Looking forward to this! #cyclingcommunity
🚲 The Cycling X Vélo d’Or ✖️
If cycling has the Vélo d’Or for riders, how about one for the accounts that make following this sport on X so much fun?
My first nominees: @InsideOut2912 @cycloben2 and @CyclingYazz 🍻
I wanted to list SO many other accounts in this post, so please don't take offense if I didn't name you!
From here, I'm turning it over to all of you. Reply with your nominee for Cycling X Account of the Year! Who deserves a spot on the ballot? Since I don't have that many followers, feel free to repost it as well to get more nominees!
PS. we can't all pick @BenjiNaesen though😜
Maybe I should just add to this every day until cycling season starts? @SOreillette @VeloFute @Pagall23
For the record I didn’t say it exactly this way to him but Pogi got the general idea
“Your biggest opponent is yourself” - Tadej Pogacar's right-hand man offers advice to the next generation
cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/…
Brewers, Bike Races & the People We Cheer For🌎
The Milwaukee Brewers are WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! 🍻⚾️And my favorite player on this team? William Contreras from 🇻🇪! World Series MVP or not (he was!), he's my guy.
One of the things I love about both baseball and pro cycling is getting to cheer for - and alongside - people from all over the world. Different countries, cultures and backgrounds, all coming together to work toward a common goal.
We saw it with the USA men's elite team at Worlds this year. Matteo Jorgenson, Quinn Simmons and the rest of the team worked together to put Brandon McNulty in position to become world champion.
And the more I've gotten into cycling, the more I've found myself cheering for riders from other countries, too. I've followed Ion Izagirre (Ion the Lion!) from Spain and "Laredo" Paul Magnier from France quite a bit this season. And since William Contreras is from Venezuela, maybe I'll adopt Orluis Aular of Movistar as a new one for me to watch!
That's part of what makes sports so great to me. You can be celebrating a championship with your hometown team in Milwaukee, cheering for a player from Venezuela, or rooting for your favorite cyclist on the other side of the world. The connections are real, even when the people you're cheering for come from places you've never been.
So here's to the Brewers, William Contreras, Brandon McNulty, Ion Izagirre, Paul Magnier Orluis Aular and all the people who make following sports around the world so much fun!🌎🚴♂️⚾️
#ThisIsMyCrew #MLB #ProCycling
Incredible to have an 🇺🇸 born cyclist 2nd on this list! 😉 #LaredoPaul
This set up works for cycling or baseball….lets finish it tonight @Brewers !
#ThisIsMyCrew
This is really cool! I had highlighted Sarkisov (and her sister) 🇺🇸🐺
#WatchTheFemmes
Lidl-Trek launch women's development team with talents from USA and Great Britain on 10-rider roster cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/…
🚴What Would an American (or Worldwide) Cycling Celebration Look Like? 🏆
Whoever wins the World Series, that city is going to throw one heck of a parade. (Obviously, I'm hoping it's the Brewers 🤞). That's what a big American sports moment can look like.
⚽️ has its own way of celebrating its stars. The recent Ballon d'Or ceremony recognized the best players of the 2025–26 season, with Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas taking home the men's and women's awards.
Cycling has those moments, too. When Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France, tens of thousands turn out to celebrate in Denmark....I still can't believe those pictures!
But with how passionate people are about cycling in so many European countries, why doesn't there seem to be a bigger, shared end-of-season celebration of the sport and its riders?
I can't imagine it ever becoming a thing in the U.S., but after the season American cycling has just had imagine an end-of-season American cycling showcase:
🏆 American Cyclist of the Year
🔄 Comeback Rider of the Year
🌟 Young Rider of the Year
💪 Most Combative Rider
Bike displays, rider meet-and-greets, photos, autographs. A chance to recognize the Americans who've had great seasons and bring fans together to celebrate the sport.
Sponsored by Trek and hosted by @MFollowill ? 😂
Not a parade for Brandon McNulty (yet!), but something that gives American cycling its own moment in the spotlight. And for now, who would you pick for the awards I listed?
#BallonDor #WorldSeries #TDF2027
Ok so I know cycle cross has a big following….but they are literally carrying their bikes lol. This would be like race car drivers pushing the their cars 😂
Course maps have been posted for Cyclocross Nationals p/b The Meteor! 🇺🇸
Check out the routes, stay updated on event info, and register today: cxnats.usacycling.org/
‼️ Ready to race? Be sure to sign up by November 8. Late registration goes into effect on November 9.
He’s waiting to see if @maprocycling will be in the 2028 @LeTour
El próximo año se termina el contrato de Seixas con el Decathlon, pero ya empieza a deambular la duda sobre su futuro. 👀🧐
🗨️ "Cuando firmé mi contrato actual hace dos años, me prometí a mí mismo que no me apresuraría a firmar el siguiente. Porque, sinceramente, es un fastidio. Aunque pronto tendré que tomar una decisión, todavía no me he decidido. No sé cuándo lo haré".
🐺Tuesday Howl #29: Where Does 2026 Rank in American Cycling History? 🇺🇸🚴
I've been trying to figure out how this season compares to other great years for American men's road cycling.
Brandon McNulty wins the elite men's road world title. Quinn Simmons finishes 4th. Matteo Jorgenson finishes 8th. Ashlin Barry wins the U23 world title. And we've had Americans winning races across the calendar. My own count has us at 24 wins across 12 different riders, not including team time trials.
So where does this season rank? Could it be one of the five best American men's road cycling seasons ever?
To be clear, I'm talking about men's road cycling here, not trying to rank all of American cycling. The women's side deserves its own conversation, and I don't want to pretend one season or one set of results tells the whole story.
Of course, once you start doing research and comparing seasons, you run into some pretty big historical benchmarks. Greg LeMond won the Tour de France in 1986, then pulled off the Tour and Worlds double in 1989, before winning the Tour again in 1990. Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta in 2023, and 2024 brought major wins for Matteo Jorgenson and Brandon McNulty.
When I started this account, my goal wasn't necessarily to focus on American cycling. I wanted to follow and engage with pro cycling around the world from an American point of view. But this season's American success has definitely pulled me further into following the Americans, and happily so.
Being relatively new to the sport, I've looked at 2026 and thought this must be a season American cycling fans haven't experienced in quite a while. Then I started looking back at 2023 and 2024 and realizing there have been some pretty significant results in recent years, too.
Of course, the minute you start comparing seasons, you run into the Lance Armstrong era. McNulty's world title ended a 33-year wait for an American man to win the elite road race at Worlds. The last one was Armstrong in 1993. I've mostly avoided the Armstrong conversation on here. I've wanted to focus on the sport as it is NOW: the riders, the races, and the stories happening around the world. But you can't really talk about American cycling history without eventually running into it. It's a complicated, uncomfortable part of the sport's history, and I'm not sure there's a clean way to resolve it. Maybe that's a Lance Armstrong post for another day.
For now, I'm more interested in figuring out where this current generation fits into the story.
So where would you rank 2026 among American men's road cycling seasons? And which seasons do you think belong in that conversation?
PS. credit to @CyclingYazz for the graphic idea!
The more I look at it, the more I think 2026 has a legitimate case as the best overall American men's road cycling season ever.
Maybe not the best individual season (LeMond's 1989 is a pretty tough one to beat), but the depth of American results this year feels different.
A world champion, three Americans in the Worlds top 8, 24 wins by 12 different riders, and success across the calendar.
I'm leaning toward 2026 at No. 1 for American men's road cycling as a whole. Tell me I'm wrong! 🇺🇸🐺
I've been a little quiet around here lately, but tonight feels like a good time to bring two of my favorite sports worlds together.
The Milwaukee Brewers, my hometown team and favorite baseball team, are up 2-0 in the World Series. Game 3 tonight!👀⚾️For those not versed in baseball it's first team to 4 wins in the World Series.
Add in 🇺🇸Brandon McNulty winning the World Championships 🌈, and I'm not sure I could ask for a better year as a sports fan. But they say good things come in threes...
However, I wouldn't mind saving my third for another big American cycling victory in 2027! 🇺🇸🐺
#CyclingTwitter #ThisIsMyCrew
Instead of reinventing the wheel I thought I'd try some "American" versions of things I see. Credit to @gzlz11
Revelation: Andrew August
Disappointment: Magnus Sheffield
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