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bambino said:
red zone said:
wheel sucking would have been a clever plan for what purpose exactly ? he wasn't going to win the stage and why let the gap get to close to 3 mins before they decide to work to protect Scarponi's top 10 ?
you're spinning yourself silly trying to come up with reasons why Astana started to pull and you're making yourself look foolish
When your arguments ends, you will attack the writer behind opinions, classy.
Maybe you should ask Scarponi himself who apparently (stage thread) gave an interview saying he ordered Astana to pull to get the break back and gain places. Oh well, I'm the silly and foolish anyway.
Scarponi actually dropped a spot in the overall GC .
The question isn't why they pulled to protect Scarponi's top 10 but why wait so long if that was they goal ?[/quote]
No clue mate, go and ask them. The whole argument tho wasn't that. The argument was about Astana apparently should feel ashamed driving for Scarponi's 9th place. I think they are still allowed by the rules of cycling to do that, and Scarponi said himself that was why they pushed. Whether they did that earlier or later is not the point and was probably bad tactics.
Why is it so hard for people to believe that Top 10 spot could actually hugely matter for a guy who is very soon 37 year old and as been by surprise granted his potentially last chance in his remaining career to drive as the leader of the team in GT?
Really OT for Froome's thread, stopping here and now.[/quote]
The actual placement isn't as important as the time separating each position. I haven't looked at the positions and times of 5-10 but Scarponi could have close to advancing several spots making it that much more important for Astana to attempt to protect or advance their leader's position. The fact that it failed is not the point.