For a sport so steeped in history, modern-day cycling and its fans have short memories.
Egan Bernal was the future of the Tour de France until he wasn't the very next summer. Paul Seixas' breakthrough this spring resulted in Isaac del Toro getting momentarily forgotten as the next big thing.
It's hard to get a hold on the speed of the Tour de France. With an event that only occurs for one month out of every 12, we crawl along through the winter with dreams of the July to come. Even during the race, most of the time is spent in anticipation of what is potentially about to happen. But then it does. Eras switch over in a flash. Blink and a race has been won or lost.
But there's also the larger, slower drip of changes that build and then all of the sudden things have come to pass.
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