hope is the thing with feathers

a. she/her. currently: cycling, misc sports (this is an rpf zone). my fic II fic-related stuff (asks, memes, etc.) II ao3

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

ghosts of protégés past

As the year comes to a close, Primož encounters his past, present and future.

Giulio/Primož, Tadej/Primož, Jonas/Primož, Lora/Primož, 10k, rated M

Featuring: mentor/protégé dynamics, open relationships, strange dreams, and what is technically a riff on A Christmas Carol in the loosest possible terms

Written as a gift for @fftifft for @cyclingsecretsanta, this is my attempt to write about Primož and his many protégés - i really had a wonderful participating to this exchange and hope some of you will enjoy this too!

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

this is what happens when isaac is not there to not laugh at his jokes when they are not funny

[serethereal]

one thing about me i’m the leaver. i will leave

[strigimorphaes]

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

haters who used to be fans of an athlete/team once upon a time and turned around are like the adult catholic converts of sports iykwim

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

saw cian literally crying in pain at the finish line uhmmm can we free him???

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

and i am sure he had a great time <3

[yatesyoucan]

[ladyrose892]

[ladyrose892]

[seppiecollection]

#Repost @the_lanterne_rouge_

THE PELOTON FINALLY GOT TO RIDE IN THE WEATHER MY GRANDAD RODE TO SCHOOL IN EVERY DAY WELCOME TO THE PYRENEES I STILL DONT KNOW WHERE SEPP KUSS WENT

[roglaert]

Primož and Sepp chatting at the start of stage 4 of La Vuelta 2026

[maillot-a-pois]

jarno widar p2 this race is NOT real 😭😭😭

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

primoz with an old school teleport we are SO back

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

Hannes Wilksch from Tudor with a little report from today via Cycling Magazine (they always have one German rider giving daily "reports" during a grand tour)

Translation into EN: Absolutely crazy! The first 80km were really hectic because the wind was blowing hard. Then came the rain and subsequently the hail, which was extremely painful – we even got bruises from it. When the race was stopped, I saw a white van at the side of the road, which was responsible for measuring the mountain points. I immediately jumped in the back, and shortly after, Wout and some other riders joined me. After the hail had subsided a bit, we continued on, where a hotel welcomed us with towels, tea, and everything else we needed. That was truly amazing – and incredibly kind of the hotel! 🙏

[guiltfactory]

so which one of you emerges victorious and which one falls vanquished

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

as someone who has been watching the Vuelta 2019 lately: HUGE Vuelta 2019 stage 9 vibes rn

[thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm]

ok but seriously since we didn't get a stage finish today, i can only recommend to check it out!! it's on tiz (if you have time, watch the last 20-25k) and highlights are on yt. basically if today's weather was happening on tomorrow's parcours. this stage has EVERYTHING:

miguel angel lopz, quintana, valverde and primoz all taking jabs at each other and young mr pogacar dangling off the back

a hailstorm cutting out coverage of the (flooded) gravel section

riders + coverage merging from that gravel section, order completely

marc soler hissy fit when he is called back to help quintana only to do like one pull and the two of them immediately get attacked by tadej who rides away (meanwhile the commentator does not even know how to pronounce his name)

later reports of riders seeking cover during the gravel sector and just. stopping for several minutes to wait the hail out

AND SO MUCH MORE

[roglaert]

in case y'all were wondering what the guys were doing!!!