Tag Archives: Peter Sagan

2021 Giro Stage 10: The Rest Day Is But Tomorrow

“I did not think the short 140km Stage 10 containing only one Category4 climb would be hard enough…but the Bora-Hansgrohe Band of Brothers did.”

2021 Giro Stage 3: Trouble for the Band of Brothers (Written)

“It is the Monday grind, this is when the “real life” 9-to-5 attempts to drag us away from the drama in Italy. O! But leave it to the Giro to make such a prospect so absolutely laughable. Ah! Yes, yes, the Giro has always had a knack for throwing-up the most unbridled of unbridled transition stages—no sleepy and quiet Mondays here at the Giro d’Italia! It was one of those stages all hoped would be exciting…and then their greatest hopes and expectations were unanimously exceeded.”

2021 Giro: Alpecin-Fenix Wastes No Time (Written)

“With the likes of Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma), Fernando Gaviria (UAE), Elia Viviani (Cofidis), and Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka Assos), it would be a tall order for Alpecin-Fenix’s Tim Merlier to pull off a stage win this Giro—but that was the team’s goal nonetheless.”

2021 Catalunya: Good Vibes All Week in the Centenary Edition

“Another delightful aspect to this year’s very edition—in addition to its centenary—is the fact that the race was completely cancelled last year due to the pandemic, and thus it is O! so refreshing to see a beloved race return. But as always had to be the case, the riders and the racing itself was the source of the lion’s share of the week’s Good Vibes.”

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 Team Preview: Bora-Hansgrohe PRINT

“perhaps they really are a Band of Brothers: the Bora Brothers who all have stereotypical German names, and most have indistinguishable characteristics.”

ALL GREAT THINGS MUST COME TO AN END

TDF 2020, Stage 21 Mantes-la-Jolie – Paris 122 km. Tadej Pogacar has won the 107th Tour de France. Sam Bennett wins on the Champs-Elysees and retains the Green Jersey.

THE TOUR IS WINDING DOWN AS IT TRADITIONALLY SHOULD

TDF 2020, Stage 19 Bourg-en-Bresse – Champagnole 166.5 km. Sprinters attack, but Andersen escapes in a counterattack to take a 2nd stage.

THE RIDERS BEGIN TO DREAM OF PARIS

TDF 2020, Stage 16 La Tour-du-Pin – Villard-de-Lans 164 km. Kamna beats Carapaz in breakaway for stage honors. No real shake up in GC standings.