There is a newfound assuredness about Andrew Talansky as he warms down at the end of stage 2 of the Criterium du Dauphine. It’s clear to see as he cautiously makes his way towards the rollers, cleats-a-clacking as he tiptoes across the dusty tarmac before clipping in and spinning the four hours of lactic out of his legs.
As he shifts through the gears with a seamless ease that only Grand Tour riders can produce, he chats with several of his Cannondale-Drapac teammates, thanking them for their efforts and joining in with the collective eye-rolls when the discussion switches to faulty race radios. He looks lean, he looks confident and most importantly, perhaps, he looks happy.
Whisper it, but Andrew Talansky could be about to have the best summer of his sporting life.
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"Things are coming together pretty nicely,” Talansky tells Cyclingnews after finishing his warm-down and greeting a gaggle of American fans who have made it all the way to the suburbs of Arlanc for the conclusion of stage 2.
“I had a great time at the Tour of California personally and for the team it was a really nice week with my win on Mount Baldy and Pierre Rolland winning a stage at the Giro. That’s built some good momentum heading into July.”
After a few false starts in recent years and some well-publicised setbacks, Talansky is certainly in the groove, and momentum, that rare je ne sais quoi, which no marginal gain can ever replicate or replace, is certainly with him.
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