I know the whole sports hero thing is dangerous, especially in bike racing, so let’s just leave it at this: it’s fun to watch this kid ride a bike:
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A few thoughts from John Fleck, a writer of journalism and other things, living in New Mexico
It looks to me like the two guys tied, which is good because that way they both get to celebrate.
Or am I missing something?
In fact, I think it’s great that all those riders finished what looked to be about 7 hours of bike riding (if I read the graphics correctly). Aren’t they all, in fact, winners?
More to the point, I think I’m more of a mountain stage kinda guy. Semi-arbitrary white “finish” line snapshots and .000007 cm victories can’t compete with a wobbly wheel near-death, “get me off bike so I can throw up” climbing stage.
My favorite in this regard is Paris-Roubaix, where after all that punishment, you finish on the velodrome in the little town of Roubaix. So if they arrive in a group, you’ve got this aching, dog-tired cyclists trying to carry out a pathetic version of a track race for the finish.