“I remember combining the pieces I saw and the pieces I heard of the 2010 Tour and how my imagination produced such a thrilling race based on the simple idea that the Grand Tours are the epics of modern day myth. And then I look at writings of people like Dino Buzzati, and I see a blueprint of how to stress and expound the gravitas of this sport. And so here I am, why not set out to follow in the footsteps of the giant journalists from cycling’s Golden Age?”
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MONSIEUR GREEN JERSEY
“Yes, yes, today we will try something. I shall remind them all that I am still Peter Sagan, I am Monsieur Green Jersey, and today I shall take back what is mine.”
THE GOD OF THUNDER TRAVELS SOUTH FOR THE GRAND DEPART
Well played, Thunder god. A brutal stage, with a fitting winner.
2020 Tour de France: THE PREVIEW: WELCOME BACK CYCLING
Who will be the hero, you know, the hero that the youngsters pretend to be riding up the biggest hill in their neighborhood?
Cycling Odysseys 