Powless: the courage to dare and win
The grit of Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Mathieu Van der Poel may have faded the romance of long-distance attacks and solitary escapes we were used to a few years ago. However, Neilson Powless’ performance at GranPiemonte 2024 cannot be labelled ordinary or something we usually see on races, especially when it comes from a rider not among the aforementioned favourites. Over 40 kilometres in the wind, alone and with 40 riders behind chasing him at full speed, that’s quite an achievement.