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    THE BIG LITTLE RACE

    Jul 09, 2021 6 minutes
    Writer Owen Rogers
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    The Luxembourg village of Garnich is normally buzzing after the final stage of Festival Elsy Jacobs. Smoke from the barbecue would drift towards the podium over knots of people. In the queue, fans would weigh up the choices. Burger or hot dog? Which sausage? A grillwurscht, a red mettwurscht or a cheesy Blanne Jang? Nearby, Andy Schleck and his family would wait for the presentation with the rest of the crowd, and wearing her red white and blue national champion’s jersey, Christine Majerus should be the centre of attention.

    But covid-19 means there was no barbecue in 2021, and no crowd. Majerus headed to the SD Worx team bus and only photographers waited for the presentation. At least you could hear laughing from behind the stage while the jersey winners chatted as they waited to raise their arms for the pictures.

    Emma Norsgaard had the biggest smile, having finally reached the top step after a string of podium placings throughout the spring. The

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