Elkantar said:
HelloDolly said:
What work ...Konig did no work whatsoever today ...Kennaugh, Lopez . Puccio ,etc but not Konig
Anyway doesn't matter he is out of SKY anyway and going for his own results
Lopez, Puccio - very good work
But Kennaugh has left his leader at the key moment (first part of "Froome's yo-yo"), riding for himself in the front group. IMHO
Poels or Thomas would behave differently.
Absolutely no doubt about it. This is what I don't get about Sky. They often put out a reasonable Giro team even though they rarely have a genuine contender for the GC. They put out a very strong Tour team. But for the Vuelta they just throw together whatever's left. If Froome ever hopes to do a Tour-Vuelta double at some point in his career, he should spread the quality of the Tour team out for the Vuelta. Have Poels at one, Henao at the other. Nieve at one, Landa at the other. Thomas at one, Kiryienka at the other. Stannard at one, Rowe at the other. Etc. With a stronger team he wouldn't have to yo-yo. The yo-yo limits losses, or at best gains a small amount, which is why it's a Plan B for when he is weak, has a weak team, or both. If he lucks out one year and his Vuelta rivals are Rolland, Pozzovivo, Amador, van Garderen and Fuglsang then maybe he can win with a weak team and the yo-yo, but it's far from his optimal strategy.