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I'm wondering if it's got something to do with the TTT and getting all three to get basically some practice together on a TTT. Remember this a team that doesn't hold training camps for their riders. Otherwise I have no idea why they're sending all three to one race instead of splitting them up.
yaco said:Valv.Piti said:Its your normal Suisse/Dauphine route....? I don't really get the challenging part, they aren't even climbing the Rettenbach, thats challenging. Looks like a fine route by me, quite a bit varied classics terrains and mountains with a TTT and an ITT to polish the last bits.yaco said:Thought some teams would avoid Suisse with its challenging route, even taking into account the extra week to the TDF, yet Movistar are taking their three leaders.
I think you guys are misinterpreting what DNP said, I think Soler is just riding to get a little experience, not to get a result at all. Unzué said he thought it would be great if he could ride 7-8 pavé, so he obviously isn't the leader. Where he will be the leader is Dauphine apparently - imagine Avenir, P-N and Dauphine on your palmarés, that would be sweet.
Btw DNP, could you provide a link? Seems like a very interesting choice to send all the aces to Suisse!
Actually the Dauphine route for 210 seems a bit tougher than usual, and of course the 35km TTT will be appealing for some - Recent history shows that more of the TDF GC riders use the Dauphine, rather than Suisse as their final lead in - I am still surprised that Movistar don't split their leaders between the two races.
I'm wondering if it's got something to do with the TTT and getting all three to get basically some practice together on a TTT. Remember this a team that doesn't hold training camps for their riders. Otherwise I have no idea why they're sending all three to one race instead of splitting them up.