Giro Update
Oh How The Mighty Have Fallen
News has echoed across the lake. After a breakthrough performance last week, David “Puff Daddy/Crystal Cranks/Crotch Sniffer” Runge has gotten the hard ,crushing dose of reality that everyone clearly hoped was coming his way. Cycling is a hard sport and bursts from anonymity into glory as per last week are one off occurrences. PD/CC/CS finds himself well and truly back with the anonymous this week – maybe to never bask in the warm glow of glory again. At least he has a story to tell the grandkids about. While hanging on close enough to smell what the other riders had for breakfast (a few days go) - old straightback was not sighted when it mattered today in what some would say is return to form. If he is waiting to be spoon fed another victory he is in grave danger of starving to death in this company.
Big winner this am seems to be David “Mammoth Hams” Marriott. Testicular infection under control and dipping in under the 130kg mark for the first time in several years, Mammoth used the somewhat predictable early attack by Brad “Gone Early” Fry as the launch pad for his own sneaky late charge to the line – and let’s face it, when he gets those huge pistons pumping, who is going to match both the physical and psychological strength of “Le Hombre Mammotho”.
So our thoughts turn to who can shine from here. Dickson and Watson are the obvious candidates. What have they learned from the last few weeks about what you need to do to win a bike race? What will they do to become the lead players rather than just the extras in this pantomime that we call the Wednesday morning sprint? What nickname will befall them when they make their bid for glory?
These questions and more will be answered in the coming weeks. Geez its exciting.
Pepe
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