{"id":252042,"date":"2026-07-08T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/gravel-theres-no-escape\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:32:02","slug":"gravel-theres-no-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/08\/gravel-theres-no-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Gravel: There\u2019s No Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As an inveterate snark purveyor who has made a lifestyle of cutting down others in order to compensate for my own mediocrity, even I enjoyed this interview with Peter Sagan<\/a>, and despite my best efforts I can\u2019t help being happy for him after reading it:<\/p>\n

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Only in his mid-30s, he\u2019s already retired, having built a Palmolive\u00ae<\/a> that shall forever secure his position as one of cycling\u2019s greats. This leaves him plenty of time to do stuff like participate in Slovak dance shows:<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s found plenty of time for other activities, not least partaking in a primetime dance show in Slovakia last spring, eventually getting knocked out in the semi-finals with his dance partner Eli\u0161ka Len\u010de\u0161ov\u00e1.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sometimes when you hear about a thing you\u2019ve never seen before and then you finally see it, the thing turns out to be completely different from what you expected. However, a Slovak dance show is not one of those things, and is exactly what you\u2019d picture when you hear the words \u201cSlovak dance show:\u201d<\/p>\n

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