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This is just perfect for JV, Alpécin and Lotto are chasing the breakaway only to get slaughtered by WVA at the finish.
Is it that challenging? You bring riders to suit the race route.The elephant in the room is the lack of sprint finishes at this TDF - It makes it challenging for teams to fill out their rosters as sprinters do bring in wins and return for sponsorship dollars.
For BikeExchange it is, they have four riders who can win big races and even if you don't count Matthews two of those are sprinters.Is it that challenging? You bring riders to suit the race route.
Is second place a slaughter?
The elephant in the room is the lack of sprint finishes at this TDF - It makes it challenging for teams to fill out their rosters as sprinters do bring in wins and return for sponsorship dollars.
So bringing a sprinter and a rider like Matthews seems like they looked at the route and brought the correct riders, not sure why this would be a challenging decision to make.For BikeExchange it is, they have four riders who can win big races and even if you don't count Matthews two of those are sprinters.
How on earth did the TV director completely miss that there were massive echelons...
Dude it's just my thoughts, I'm no trolling. Maybe I should just filter them a bit better. Not every rider is a super exciting interesting guy with charisma and panache and intelligence.
Van Aert you had one job