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Please read the OP before you rail against it: top ten in the TTT was never a criterion. I stated top 5, although in hindsight, yes, that might have opened up too much.
FoxxyBrown1111 said:On a more serious note: For me Kreuziger is the true ninja. He was barely mentioned by the (german) commentators, and never shown on TV, leave alone being interviewed. And his "T-10" in the TTT came by pure chance. Even the official TdF page doesnt count it (correctly) as a T-10, since 40+ % of riders do finish T-10 in a TTT. That is like we consider every rider who made a "normal" stage T-10 not available for ninja if he finished better than 80th. That would be ridiculous...
A close 2nd (even if having a T-10 in a "normal" stage) is Cherel. But he is one place down to Kreuziger in the CG. A undeniable fact, and thus out of contention...
Please read the OP before you rail against it: top ten in the TTT was never a criterion. I stated top 5, although in hindsight, yes, that might have opened up too much.