Ben on the Bench
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2026 Q1.5 Report (opens the original)
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Dear readers, bench users, my family, Sean Quinn, Reggie Cannon, Scottie Scheffler, limited liability enjoyers, and Pink Pantheress fans, I just wanted to let you all know what is going on at Ben on the Bench Productions. The production company has faced significant difficulties over the past year or so due to infrastructure issues, but it has persevered and has seen a tremendous output of content in recent weeks.However, that being said, at Ben on the Bench Productions, we do not settle for qua
Tour de France Stage 10 Review (opens the original)
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Apologies for the delay. Watching Pogacar romping away on the Tourmalet in stage 6 put me into a sort of copium coma where my writing fingers froze in place. It was a destructive effort the likes of which we haven’t seen even from Pogacar in a Tour de France stage. But anyway, the less time spent talking about him, the less bored I will be. Over the past couple of days, we’ve witnessed a few sprint stage masterclasses by Tim Merlier, a crazy breakaway win by one-day-race aficionado Mathieu Van d
Tour de France Stage 4+5 Review (opens the original)
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Tour de France Stage 2+3 Review (opens the original)
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The next two stages of the Tour de France were opportunities for breakaway opportunists or for Tadej Pogacar to gobble up more Tour stage wins. The question is whether the force of the rest of the field or the force of Pogacar wins out. Stage 2 Profile:<sourc
Tour De France Stage 1 Review (opens the original)
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The Tour is back! Pure ciclismo is back on the cards with loads of top-tier teams and cyclists competing to bring home jerseys, wins, UCI points, cash, and even a bit of sponsor notoriety. I’m fully in hopium mode. Tadej Pogacar, the Slovenian cycling megastar, has dominated the tour over the past 2 years, but I have hope that this tour’s general classification won’t be a crushing blowout and that others such as former TdF standout Jonas Vingegaard, Red Bull enjoyer Remco Evenepoel, French Pheno
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