Jeremy Banning
@jbanningww1
WW1 military historian. Bespoke battlefield tours. For tours by bike see @cyclingthefront. WW1 school education. Cyclist.
By far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Super hot day. I am broken. But I bloody did it! #Walesinaday
I think this is a good idea. About time the younger generation has a say in how their country is run. Also seems to be pissing off all the usual suspects which is to be expected. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Cricket is too exciting to do any work. Magnificent stuff.
This is what all CWGC graves will look like soon enough
The grave of Stanhope Forbes, how my heart aches at seeing it in this condition, surely this is not acceptable? “He saw beyond the filth of battle and thought death a fair price to pay to belong to the company of these fellows.” I only hope that he can see “beyond the filth of…
Bayeux, this morning, some time after the peloton had left.
33 years ago (😱) a mate and I rode from Caen to Vire via a circuitous route & I can confirm it’s quite a lumpy area #TDF2025
I think the adjutant of 8th Buffs was getting a bit hacked off in November 1916...
Laughed out loud at this bloke having a piss next to New Irish Farm Cemetery caught by Google on their street view camera.
Ah, nearly saw the statue of Haig in Montreuil-sur-Mer. That’s the kind of niche tweet you’re all here for #TDF2025
The battlefields giving up their stash of ordnance some of which is still live - by all means take a picture but do not touch
🚴♂️ Le #TourdeFrance traverse #Arras ce dimanche 6 juillet ! 📍 Caravane à 11h – Coureurs à 13h – Animations dès 10h Place des Héros 🎉 ⚠️ Circulation et stationnement perturbés, toutes les infos ici 👉 arras.fr/actualite/ce-q…
It’s almost time…..
Love the mountain? Then get the book, yeah...? #TDF2025 amazon.co.uk/Ventoux-Sacrif…
Remembering all those who went over the top at the Somme 109 years ago today. ‘The day of hope and slaughter’ as one survivor memorably named it. A day like no other #Somme #WW1
What a joyful way to start the day joining Bristol’s first ‘bike bus’. More of this please!