Very nice memory of Zdenek Stybar in the cyclocross world championship
The epilogue of the Tabor World Cup had a moment for Zdenek Stybar.
He was not just anyone, he was the best Czech cyclist we have ever seen, a land in the center of Europe, ideal for cycling, to enjoy cycling that, however, has not given many references.
Zdenek Stybar was the best in the world on mud ten years agoin the prelude to his jump onto the road.
Yes, I know, Wout Van Aert and Mathieu Van der Poel would have ended up, yes or yes, at some point in their sporting careers, trying their luck on the road at the highest level, since both have always had one foot in it, but one before, called Zdenek Stybar, will lead the way, surely something has inspired them.
When we talk about the current generation, about the phenomena that dispute everything as if the world were going to end, We forgot that before 2020 there were also cycling and stars.
When we talk about the charisma and brilliance of Mathieu Van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar or Remco Evenepoel, we cannot ignore that Peter Sagan paved the way for that 360 cyclist who made people talk inside and outside of his own competition.
When we talk about riders who successfully mix disciplines today, if we look back we will see that about ten long years ago, the dominator of cyclocross wanted to set foot on the road to build a history full of personal brilliance but also of contribution to the collective.
Because Stybar has been one of the pack, in the golden years when those from Lefevere made spring their preserve.
I liked many things about Zdenek Stybarhis quick jump and perfect adaptation from the mud to the road, almost without transition, when the winter specialists were an exception during the road calendar.
Mourey and Franzoi were two before him, but with much less prestige, while his generational cyclocross rival Sven Nys was always clear that the winter modality came first and then, if that, the rest.
Stybar carved out a niche for himself in the Quick Step, I guess also helped by the Czech ownership of the team and He earned stripes in a team where nothing has ever been given away..
He ran and finished Flanders and Roubaix ten times, where he also won two silver medals, mind you, leaving us to remember what would have happened that edition in which an idiot unbalanced him at a key moment in the race.
He competed well, always with what he had, he was brave, he gave him air in the cuts and he integrated perfectly into a team full of stars, being the core of the blues for many years and leading the way for good elements in these lands.
He did it all, while It was the Czech exception in a cyclocross dominated by the Netherlands and Belgiumbeing one of the last world champions before the overwhelming dominance of Van der Poel and Van Aert.
A good cyclist is leaving, a rider who gave us one of the best CX world championships against Nys and a few days later he was with Sagan. Van Avermaet and Geraint leading the classics.
He, as you have seen, knew how to lead the way well.
2024-02-16 13:04:16
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