“Ah! Truly, it was just another day in what is becoming a special era of cycling…Yes, another novel round, another day of unexpected sights to report, another proof that the cycling-world is upside down, and O! how I surely speak for all when I say: we are absolutely loving and soaking up every moment of this new un-understandable era. “
Category Archives: Review
2021 E3: The Wolfpack’s Ronde Dress Rehearsal (Written)
“Yes, at this point the musical numbers should be prepared, all the stage blocking done for each scene, the costumes fitted properly, the tickets bought, and of course the script should be fully written and memorized by now. Thus with these elements in mind, the Deceuninck-Quickstep Wolfpack set about crafting a battle plan here that could prove a winning strategy later for Flanders itself. “
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.”
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.”
Strade Bianche 2021: A Dream Final Selection (WRITTEN)
“And this is the Dream selection that forms the title of this piece. As I said, the chasers kept them close, but did any viewer in the world think anyone was gonna catch onto this group of All-Stars? No offense to the chasers, but did anyone want them to? Or can we all just admit a fantasy was coming true”
The Showmen Light Up the Opening Weekend…of Reduced Bunch Sprints? (Written)
“On this Opening Weekend in Belgium two of cycling’s superstars dictated how the race would play out…and in a complete power move: neither even factored in winning into their calculations.”
Lamentations to the Early Season
“O! How lonely sits the early calendar that once was full of races. How like a widow she has become.”
2021 Men’s CX Worlds: Deflation Interrupts the Mighty Aces PRINT
“I say this too, Mathieu. It is no secret, I root for Wout more than you, I’m even openly bummed he lost this race. But it is because Wout so often finds himself in an underdog position to yourself, it really is quite remarkable…your versatility and reliability makes you into a giant. I find it exciting when giants are slayed, but do not take it personally, and do not underestimate how much respect I have for the giants.”
REST DAY REAL TALK #2
TDF 2020, 2nd Rest Day.
Cycling Odysseys 