Cancellara: The Book of Fabian
https://rouleur.cc/journal/riders/fabian-cancellara-interview 10.08.16 From his breakthrough performance at Paris-Roubaix in 2004 to his triple wins at both Roubaix and Flanders, the man they call Spartacus oozes class. Fabian Cancellara reflects on a fine career Words by Andy McGrath There are many great cyclists in history, but few classy ones. Class takes a career to construct, a consensus to maintain and a moment to erode. It can be gone in a ragged pedal revolution, the announcement of a positive doping test or even the pinch of a podium girl’s bottom. Aesthetics, comportment and quality on the bike matter, but the measure of the man is the foundation. In professional cycling, Fabian Cancellara epitomises class. He is an object of beauty, flowing round corners like a brook following the natural contours of the land. There is precious little battle between his body and bicycle, even at times of great stress. He goes with it, tames it, his torso all stillness, his whirring le...