“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.”
Category Archives: Recap
2021 T-A: The Greatest Edition of Neptune’s Race (WRITTEN)
‘And all the race previews were hyping up the race well…except for one….“Well, this irks me,” King Neptune said. “What is this Cycling Odysseys podcast? Who is this Patrick Santino ant? A podcast named for that horrid Odysseus?”‘
2021 P-N: The Final Day of Paris-Nice Turns the Race on its Head (WRITTEN)
“Yes, with all the headliners of any sort of climbing or Classics prowess away in the south at Italy’s Tirreno-Adriatico, Primoz Roglic seemed to be starting his season right cruising to a dominant Paris-Nice victory that resembled his Vuelta domination to end last season…But then we came to the final Sunday’s Stage 8.”
2021 CX Worlds WE: Dutch Domination…Again
“The teamwork was not here today with the Dutch, because about five of their riders were legitimate favorites for the win.”
2020 Giro d’Italia Review: THE UNPREDICTABLE CORONA GIRO COMES TO A CLOSE
This was the Giro in all its classic glory.
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