One thing that I found really, really surprising is that Dowsett didn't take any physiotherapist with him to the Mexico. Of course, this could be just a logistic (or financial) issue, but then why it wasn't a problem to fly there with a personal chef instead.. (maybe there was some other, not so obvious reason for this particular person's presence there, but I don't know it).
Riders get massage etc after the stages of every single race, Ineos sent their physio to Ecuador for Carapaz who was preparing for the Tour, Campenaerts obviously had his physio by his side when he attempted the HR, while Dowsett decided it's just unnecessary?
He had £2,750 skinsuit, which might given him maybe <1% advantage at best. From the technical and equipment point of view his attempt was close to perfection, but then he just gives up on one of the most crucial and giving actual and significant advantage thing, which is having his legs and all his body 100% recovered and prepared for the effort?
I'd really like to hear his take on it.