Category Archives: Previews

Paris-Nice Musings WRITTEN

It sports one of the best nicknames in cycling “The Race to the Sun,” even if it does not always live up to such a name. And its general itinerary is always the same: perhaps it is tightly bound by its title, or perhaps it knows it has found a winning formula.

Strade Bianche Musings

“Strade Bianche cannot claim the long history like the other Classics—most have their dawn from the ashes of the Post-War years or go back before the First Great War or even the turn of the 19th Century. And yet, here is Strade acting not even as the youngest brother in the company of the other aged Classics, but masquerading as one of the elder statesmen.”

Musing on Opening Weekend (WRITTEN)

“For the true fans: ideally this weekend always has some brutally harsh weather—no matter how sadistic that sounds, it is the truth. There is something special about cozying up near a fire in a blanket on a Saturday afternoon to watch the Finale of Omloop. “

Team Preview 2021: EF Education-Nippo WRITTEN

And with that—highlighting one of my favorite riders, I think we can simply call this a wrap on the World Tour team previews. The labors have been long and hard, and alas! people have been shafted and shortchanged.

Team Preview 2021: Qhubeka Assos WRITTEN

Perhaps they can forge a new identity together. That classic identity all the smaller teams long for: a winning culture made up of men that punch above their weight because their whole becomes greater than all their parts put together.

Team Preview 2021: Astana – Premier Tech WRITTEN

What shall we say of this now long-staple team of the peloton? They have had a checkered past, but surely by a couple years ago they won all our hearts with that highly memorable Rap Music Video