What happens when fearless young talent collides with hard-earned racing experience? This week, Grace Brown reflects on the growing wave of young riders taking on Grand Tours with instinct, aggression and zero hesitation, and asks whether experience is still cycling’s greatest advantage when raw talent is rewriting the rules.
After watching Giulio Pellizzari try to follow Jonas Vingegaard’s attack at the Giro, Grace explores the lessons riders only learn through experience: knowing your limits, reading the race, and resisting the temptation to follow every move. Drawing on moments from both the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta Femenina, she unpacks why some riders win through patience and control, while others succeed by throwing out the rule book.
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