That's because Pog's in the race with such a massive lead. G rides defensively, doesn't have the legs to go with Pog and neither does Arensman, who is in a difficult situation because he can't make the difference anyway and if he tries he attacks a teammate. Dani Martinez, who also can't go with Pog, is maybe a bit stronger than G uphill, but not sufficiently to attack without risking it backfire, so he just holds his GC position. O'Connor is ill and doesn't have it anyway.G is afraid to let Arensman attack while 3rd at the moment. What makes you believe that suddenly he'd find his aggressive self if he's fighting for the win? DFM has no reason to attack and O'Connor seems a bit weaker than both.
If Pog weren't here, Ineos would use both G and Arensman to try and put Martinez in trouble. Martinez would look to gain time on them, so would have to attack at some point. Ok, so none of them could be attacking like Pog, but in a tight GC between them some attacks would have to take place. Otherwise we'd get the one-trick pony, like Hindley did to Carapaz. In this case, you probably are correct.
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