Tadej Pogacar won his 5th Tour de France last week. 21 stages, a little over 3 weeks, roughly 2,000 miles through the mountains and the heat. Most of us saw the last 50 meters. Arms up, yellow jersey, champagne.
The part I sit with is the Tuesday in February that never made a highlight reel. The 5am trainer ride in the dark, legs screaming, no crowd,…
