Egan Bernal and the Thief of Joy
“Comparison is the thief of joy,” said Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth American president back in the early twentieth century, beforeContinue Reading
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It’s been emotional
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Cyclists in a café (a Guinness World Record attempt)
The temperature was hovering around zero, and there hung a fog of frozen moisture in the air, forming droplets onContinue Reading
One hit wonder
Machine-like consistency, in a sportsperson, is boring. Dips in form are needed to punctuate the purple patches. In pro cycling,Continue Reading
Don’t buy upgrades, ride upgrades
“Don’t buy upgrades, ride upgrades” – Eddy Merckx Wise words, of course, from perhaps the greatest bike rider of allContinue Reading
The Grand Tour Diaries: pro cycling tales of mountains and mileage
Below is an excerpt – the prologue – from my new book: The Grand Tour Diaries 2018. It’s available now inContinue Reading
