“Froome’s whole career has been built around winning the Tour de France. It is the biggest race in the world, it is the only race that transcends the sport, he cannot be blamed for that. But what does he think seeing Pogacar, Bernal, upcoming Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck-Quickstep), Alaphillipe, the Mighty Aces, and the countless younger talents still surely about to emerge? Is Froome impressed that they do not just peak for July—or does he think they are spreading themselves too thin? Does Froome believe or understand or acknowledge that this new generation’s greatest strength seems to be their versatility?”
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2021 TDF Stage 13: Hopping Off the Fence in Historic Carcassonne
“In order to keep my word I shall now hop off the fence and take a stance. The time for objective impartial viewing of both sides of the argument has been done, and now must be set aside. The road has met the rubber. The pushes have come to shoves.”
2021 TDF Stage 12: The Lesser-Knowns Fire Their Shots
“It was a fun finale to watch beyond the tactical racing itself. The gravitas of the Tour permeated this end game…Yes, whichever of these four men won: this—a Tour de France stage win—would be the biggest victory of their career…and we all had front row seating to watch it happen.
2021 TDR: A Proper Hardmen’s War (Written)
And it had been threatening all week, but finally the torrential rains really started to pour on Stage 3—all the bounteous green beauty of Switzerland must come from somewhere.
2021 G-W: The Sprinters Show Off Their Classics Chops (Written)
“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. “
Team Preview 2021: Groupama—FDJ
“Could any of us really imagine a Tour without this iconic cycling team?”
Cycling Odysseys 