October 12, 2026 · 8 min
He sets out a chair at six, keeps a tally on the gatepost and has a firm view on how fast the front group should go.
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The long read
I found nineteen of them. Four ride for a living, one runs a bike shop in Kortrijk, and all of them remember the same puddle.
Read: Ten years after a junior race in the rain, where did the first fifty go?
Mailbag
You sent 160 questions. I answered eight, including the one about the Sunday I called the wrong rider with great confidence.