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It was completely different than in April because the field is so different.
Obviously, his argument is that cobbles are OK with a Classic peloton but not with a Grand Tour peloton. To that you could say that while in the olden days many of the same riders that rode the Classics also rode the Grand Tours, today's riders are more specialised. I can see the merit in that argument. One could, of course argue that the peloton should be shrunk again to have less specialisation, but I daresay that horse has bolted.
Oliver Schick
Ahem: Not according to Cycling News
Edited highlights:
"The race was a mess. When I heard on the radio what was happening just with our riders, I could imagine what must be happening with the others - in my opinion this does not have a place in a Grand Tour,"
"It was completely different than in April because the field is so different. Also the wet roads made it very dangerous - the whole course was now dangerous."
"Also, on wet cobbles, it is very different, you cannot use a high cadence like when it's dry, which is how I like to do it."
Sounds awfully like moaning to me.