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I don‘t think Pogi‘s leadout was that decisive. He spent most of the time riding to the front and only actually pulled the group for 100-150 meters. I think they could have still caught Narvaez on the line otherwise.
I dunno. They caught him really close to the line and Pog did a fair amount of catching in the time he was at the front. I'd say Narvaez wins without Pog's turn
 
But he is right. He is risking a crash by doing a great leadout for a mediocre sprinter.

He was always pretty close to the front, my memory check claims that that's usually a safer space than in the bunch behind. This way he also had free space in front of him in the corners.

I applaud him for wanting to help his friend, as he said in the interview, but it's still sad Navarez didn't win because of it.