I didn't invent the culture, but I didn't try to stop the culture.
What is stronger, fear or hope?
Nothing goes to waste, you put it all to use, the old wounds and long-ago slights become the stuff of competitive energy.
You can teach someone how to control their strength, but you can't teach them to be strong.
Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
Hope that is the only antidote to fear.