But hey…just in case…

Or maybe his training. He’s credited his drastic improvement to radically changing his winter training. Lots less emphasis on long, slow rides like old-school training dictates, replaced by a lot more focused, harder training. And since he’s 25, I think natural development is still playing a role.

While he made a huge switch, it’s not so far out of the ordinary.

Cancellara blew apart a Worlds RR that was supposedly way too climby for him. And I’d wager people are starting to take his threat to go after Liege in the near future pretty seriously. Yet, he’s not on the list for going from bulky chrono-man to all-around badass who, surprisingly, can go uphill decently. Haussler, Farrar, et al really made leaps in talent and mindset, which is more impressive than tooling with an already huge talent.

    But when people only get one vote and Barbie Barbie is getting all kinds of marketing advantages then people go with the hot hand. Brad had a great year for sure, if he worked his Twitter account a little harder then he may have been able to sway the electorate. I think we should respect the man for his integrity and for not stooping to such a low level like maybe some others have.

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