im going thru something
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Postcards from the Grand Tours
Remco Evenepoel - To Be a Dog
rubyetc.com // Remco Evenepoel embracing a teammate, unknown // Cop Car, Mitski // Evenepoel yells at Gianni Vermeersch, Sporza // @/rbhvleo on Tumblr // Evenepoel shoves a rider out of his way, unknown // Evenepoel after stage 1 of La Vuelta, unknown // @/lesbyers on Tumblr // Boyish, Japanese Breakfast // Evenepoel crashes after stage 3 of La Vuelta, Tim de Waele and Getty // An article from The Guardian // An article from Cycling News // unknown // Evenepoel during the Giro d’Italia, Belga // Dog Tired, Kayla Kantola // Evenepoel after being dropped on stage 6 of La Vuelta, Velo Collection (TDW)/Getty Images // Evenepoel cools down with an ice pack, Tim de Waele and Getty // unknown // @/thymoss on Tumblr
I will say that even though I mostly can’t relate to getting tired of Tadej’s long-range attacks, I do generally understand the frustration of ‘the race being decided too soon’ EXCEPT today. Today it truly felt like things could go in the other direction for all of those 100k and especially during the last bit and it was nerve-wracking (and exciting).