the delgados said:
Step up to likes likes of those like Tinkov who treat riders like a bunch of circus monkeys.
This idea of his is absurd on so many levels--risk of injury and temptation to ramp up the "recovery techniques" are two that immediately come to mind. But what about the domestiques who will be expected to ride just one more in support of their captain? What do they get out of it?
I agree ...riders don't ride a GT alone...they need their best doms with them if they have chance of wining....so they will all have to ride 3 GTs and thus not be any good for following stage races/one day races ??? As will none of the top GC guys...
Also we know the top 4 at present but that is based on riding one GT in peak form...maybe (2?) But if you had to ride 3 to win a rider with less punch and more stamina would come to the fore especially later on....So you would need all the top 10 to ride to make it more realistic
What about all the young riders (besides Quintana) ...when do they get a look in....Maybe they could ride one...the last one ?? and thus be so much fresher and could potentially beat the top 4
And what about the potential for more injuries as riders get tired and the possibility of burn out?
Let riders and team decide waht they want to race based on their form, the route , their priorities , etc...It works fine so far and it keeps us interested and guessing plus it does not put riders under so much strain....they are athletes not slaves