The idea that a group of favorites were "surprised" by an attack by anyone in the last km of a mountain top finish...well, as they say, "that dog don't hunt". Everyone in that group had to be vigilantly watching for an attack at any point in the last 2-3 k, if not longer, never mind the last 500 meters.
Doesn't matter who it was, they were ready and simply couldn't follow.
What a strange response to my post - I merely posted that i thought that Remco would attack in the last kilometre to win the stage, while a number of posters were surprised he attacked - It's not me who was posting that Remco could lose 10 or 20 seconds in the final, in what was a benign climb - And I even congratulated Remco for having the balls to attack to win the stage - Maybe you should read the whole thread.