“When betting, I specifically enjoy considering the intangibles…The take Brett Favre and the Packers on Monday night because his dad passed away last Tuesday or bet on any team who has a star player who just had his first newborn child because they’re now playing for more than themselves bet…When I win these bets based on these psychological hunches and tells that are neither scientific nor measured by the Vegas line makers, I believe I have an inside track, betting 5.0, Machiavellian craft, all because I kn-ewww it.” –Matthew McConaughey
Tag Archives: Richard Carapaz
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.”
Team Preview 2021: Ineos Grenadiers
“So here are what the headlines are appearing to say: Ineos want to race “like Brazil.” To the international audience, let me tell you, a statement like this would puzzle many Americans—in fact it might even attract some Americans to read the piece and not just draw their conclusions from the headlines as usual. But fear not! I was able to piece together the analogy like a first-grader putting two and two together to make four.”
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.
A DECISIVE MOUNTAIN STAGE MAKES US SMILE
TDF 2020, Stage 18 Meribel – La Roche-sur-Foron 175 km. Ineos go 1-2 on the stage. Carapaz into Polka Dots while GC battle ends in a draw behind.
SUPERMAN PUTS ON HIS CAPE AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE
TDF 2020, Stage 17 Grenoble – Meribel-Col de la Loze 170 km. Superman wins up the new long and steep Col de la Loze. Roglic, 2nd, gains time on rest of GC favorites.
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.
