tour de france 2024: stage 14
by Rémy Rossi
A borrowed epithet
Invokes identity that
Came before you
But now possess
Incessant reiteration of
Merckx’ moniker
indicates—
A resignation?
An abdication?
Sit on the throne and
see how it feels.
Reincarnation of
the greatest. of. all. time.
Can it be true?
The Cannibal.
The draped cloak of canary
Flies by the flock
As if by magic
What’s under that frock?
The gap redoubles
as his rivals sit in trouble.
There’s a reason this renewed nickname
isn’t subtle.
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