HeyJaredIn the Draft
Essays, analysis, and reported stories on professional cycling and its surrounding culture.
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In Defense of Tour de France Divas: Remco Evenepoel, Quinn Simmons, and the Art of Race Drama (opens the original)
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Hello cycling fans,As the 2026 Tour de France Hommes wrapped up and Tadej Pogačar’s General Classification win felt mathematically sealed by week two, I found myself in a rut. Jonas Vingegaard-Hansen crashed out, Tadej retreated into his usual, clinical dominance, and I was fully prepared to fire off a grumpy hot take.Naturally, I texted my good friend (and Bicycling editor) Dan Chabanov to test out a few working titles:Me: Should I write an essay titled “Remco Evenepoel and Quinn Simmons Really
Tour de France Hommes 2026: The Ultimate Zodiac Guide to the Peloton (opens the original)
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Dear cycling fans,I’m back! After a brief hiatus from your inboxes to pour my soul into my podcast, QueenStage, hustle through a mountain of writing assignments, and chase down deadlines, In the Draft is officially active again. (If you want to catch up on what I’ve been up to out in the wild, you can check out my latest published features here and here.) And what better way to celebr
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