1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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The Cycling Podcast chaps were saying much the same.
When looking down the top 10 nobody has any incentive to rock the boat.
It's new contract time for many, other are happy enough were they are, and finally they questioned whether Quintana was actually the rider he's been talked up, or is he just 'The Shadow' - la sombra
Unless something outrageous happens hindsight would suggest the course was all wrong and design specifically for Team Sky.
Begging the question:-
'How would you design next years Tour to bring out the best of the race'?
How about reducing the team numbers from 9 down to say 6 for starters? Let in a few more pro conti teams to make some of the numbers back up. Perhaps not back up to the 198 riders, which might also have the added bonus of helping to reduce the crashes.
Seems to me that if a team like Sky are bringing along a team full of super doms around the race favourite then you can play with the parcours all you like, but they'll still likely control the race and ultimately shut it down again.