Gosh I don't even know how to start this. Hi guys, PCMDaily crossed my mind this morning as I was thinking about Databases and I thought I'd come around to see how it is doing. Turns out I hadn't logged in since February 2023 (link below should work I hope!)
It is actually crazy to think of that, 3.5 years. This site just is a massive nostalgia hit for me, and seeing how I've created an account back in 2013 is maybe even crazier, since I was only 13 at the time. So let's say it's actually part of my childhood, and so much more beyond that.
Just the banners bring back so much. Andorra Cycling Project, that jersey hits hard and opening the website I see the game is still ongoing and quite active. I'm quite happy to see that's the case, with the tech-crazy and filled life nowadays, this place reminds me of a simpler time.
I don't design routes and PCM stages anymore, I'm not that smart anymore, but god that is a major throwback. Le Duo? Amazing idea (imo lol).
I see through 'Echelons' that perhaps my last consistent posting around here was to share my previews. My blog ended in 2021. I will be honest I don't know how to see my latest posts as I write this so I don't know if I've written since, but if you ever wondered back then or now what I've been up to: I never left the cycling world, and my life does strongly continue to revolve around it.
In late 2021 I agreed to write previews for Ciclismo Internacional. At that time I had just finished college, I needed to work. Well I wanted to work in cycling first and foremost... CI was not a job but provided exposure for me.
But just a couple months after I was contacted by the owners of Zweeler, maybe you know of it. They wanted to create a cycling news website, called CyclingUpToDate, as they had done for Tennis and Darts. I was making only little money and busting my ass off every single day for about a year but it turned into an actual job.
CyclingUpToDate has become quite popular and a major news source since 2023 or so, I'm happy to say. It is my full-time job, I'm the head writer there in case you've ever heard of it, and I've worked as a journalist in races such as the Tour, Vuelta and so much more.
I wanted to create a thread because with a quick glimpse of the website I see familiar names on the website still quite active, it makes me happy to see, and I'd like to write a bit around here. You can PM me or reach out on twitter (@echelonshub) but god damn I am here and wanna catch up ahah!
