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		michaelt on July 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anna Kiesenhofer: Mathematician, amateur cyclist, ... In any other sport, being ahead of the favourite by a wide margin for much of a race, then crossing the finishing line so far ahead that the second-place athlete isn't even in view, would be called a "resounding victory" rather than "lucky"

TomVDB on July 26, 2021 | [–]

Have you considered the option that “resounding victory” and “being lucky” aren’t mutually incompatible concepts?

xadhominemx on July 26, 2021 | [–]

Ok, but it was lucky

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