“Remi Cavagna the TGV in front was doing the same tunnel-vision goal-channeling endeavor, in the Zone all humans are when they do things greater than themselves. He was not trying to just hold off the chasers to add another great result that shall increase the value of his next contract. No! No! He was trying to outrun a tsunami! He was trying to stave off the charging bulls behind. He was being hunted by the wiliest and strongest of Cowboys.”
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2021 Giro Stage 16: Creating a Passo Giau Myth in Real Time (Written)
“Pinch yourself for a second, in what other sport in the post-game interview is the athlete asked to explain what happened to a clueless audience? Now, now, continue running with this idea. No TV cameras. Only race official reports, what can be seen from the cars, and what can be gleaned from rider interviews at the finish. Yes, yes, inevitably there were gaps in the stories. Did the journalists admit or simply omit the holes in the story as they came up? Of course not! They took many grand and imaginative liberties.”
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.
Cycling Odysseys 