Category Archives: Monuments

2021 LBL: Intangibles Pay Out

“When betting, I specifically enjoy considering the intangibles…The take Brett Favre and the Packers on Monday night because his dad passed away last Tuesday or bet on any team who has a star player who just had his first newborn child because they’re now playing for more than themselves bet…When I win these bets based on these psychological hunches and tells that are neither scientific nor measured by the Vegas line makers, I believe I have an inside track, betting 5.0, Machiavellian craft, all because I kn-ewww it.” –Matthew McConaughey

2021 RVV: The New Alpha

“It was there that Mathieu Van Der Poel put in attack and the only one who could match the ferocity was Elegant-Quickstep’s Champion of Denmark Casper Asgreen, the E3 winner—the Flanders dress rehearsal nine days ago.”

Ronde Van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) Written Musings

“A century ago, the heart of Cyclingdom had poles in Paris and Belgium, but as evidenced by races that no longer live up to their name: Paris has ceded its claims to Cyclingdom—alas! the Parisians became interested in other things. And thus now, the heart of Cyclingdom beats not even in all of Belgium, but mostly this mentioned Northern Half of Flanders.”

2021 MSR: Yet Another Recipe for a Mouthwatering Sanremo Finale (Written)

“At first, I liken it is to a massive 30-gallon cauldron filled to the brim with water needing to be brought to a boil on a regular kitchen stove that can support the cauldron’s weight. But this analogy is appallingly poor: for when the cauldron is finally brought to a boil, all one shall have is 30 gallons of boiling water. Not good enough, not good enough indeed. If we are to metaphorize the Milan-Sanremo’s slow burn, its finish must be compared to something far more extravagant than plain boiling water.”