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I think we're in agreement.
Failures on QS's part shouldn't detract from how absolutely mental a ride that was from Stannard.
@fussballclub ... Valverde comparisons are also mental. Although he is balding.
miro_o
Yeah, that's what I'm saying, but you said Stannard must've been beaten up for 40km by quickstep which he really wasn't, he sat on and only had to close a gap once or twice until the last 2km.
You don't make him do a turn, but you do make him chase attacks, I think EQS were too worries about the chasers (who would've been shattered by the time they bridged, and if they did attack, Stybar had just sat on their wheels so could've covered)
Only one rider, ideally Boonen (who's got the sprint), needed to be fresh, they should've started attacking him in the last 10km
And clearly from the above, i definitely do #armchairds
@Colin_the_Bald they did, but not as much they actually did, like I say, Stybar's presence should've made them attack Stannard more