Acknowledged superiority
Thoughts from the Glasgow 2023 Men's Road Race
In analysing the strength of his brother Louison’s rivals, Jean Bobet identified the riders of his generation as ‘aware of their rank, but never sure of their superiority’. For a long time today, the strongest riders repeatedly formed and reformed groups of esca…
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