But he is only 21 and does not look fazed by the prospect of leading the line for club and country at such a young age.
Cavendish's ninth and tenth places in the two sprints he managed to contest promise well for the future, while the youngest rider in the race, Geraint Thomas, has never looked fazed.
Of all England's allegedly golden generation, the swells of Baden-Baden, Cole has been arguably the most consistent, a full-back of real quality whose standards have rarely dipped, who has never looked fazed in the bigger matches, and who has enjoyed a stellar domestic and European career.
He didn't looked fazed at all on his F1 race debut and was involved in a good tussle with the two Toro Rossos as he went on to finish an impressive 11th.
In contrast to Herndon's unintimidated demeanor, audience members looked fazed upon entering, unsure of how to situate themselves.
I stared at him with my best, "seriously?" look, but he didn't seem fazed by that at all.
There, as if imagined enough to suddenly become real, was the boy I'd last seen at Hinxted Hall, looking dazed, fazed, his face wet with the spray of the fall.
These were not the easiest of circumstances in which to make a first-term debut but Maunder Jr added some much-needed spark; having already captained Exeter Braves in the A league, he did not look remotely fazed by the illustrious company he was keeping.
Only sneer when you are sad, angry, distraught, or looking to faze some annoying person.
