@Berniece
If i remember correctly neither of them won anything and Remco raced for himself on at least stage 7. That is rather consistent with the quote you responded to. So it is what it is at this team. That is i guess on how they roll.
I’d simply say that RBH is currently showing that having multiple captains in a race isn’t always an advantage. It always looks good on paper. You could take turns attacking, putting pressure on the opposition, and so on. But that only works if the opposition isn’t stronger. That was Vingegaard; now it’s Seixas. And if you then sometimes hold back for one another, that’s the first thing to hold you back. Other teams at this level don’t currently have that problem. There’s a clear leader – or all the captains are ‘only’ good enough for the top 10 (Astana, Movistar and Lidl are in this situation at the moment). But RBH is the only team that can currently secure podium places in stage races with four captains. Other teams, however, have individual riders who are stronger. And in that case, having two captains is of little use. Riders are riding more boldly these days. Ten years ago, riders rarely attacked so early, certainly not when the captain was well ahead. Twenry years ago, it wouldn’t have been at all unusual for Seixas to have let Lipo take the win today. That’s no longer the case. And because the focus is much more on winning, there’s little left to capitalise on a minor weakness or mistake, as perhaps not as much of a lead was built up beforehand as might have been possible.
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