I didn't watch the echelons bit live but from the BBC gushing over Belgium all day afterwards I'd presumed they'd been the ones driving it on, but when I watched it back this morning it seemed to be 100% GB at the crucial points including the sprint to the corner. Belgium benefitted massively from GB sacrificing everybody to make it happen.
This. They showed their traditional mastery of the crosswinds, massing at the front at just the right time, forcing them maintaining the split. It was great to watch, but I thought GB rode really well, and if Luke Rowe had managed to stay upfront they would have decent firepower too.
I didn't watch the echelons bit live but from the BBC gushing over Belgium all day afterwards I'd presumed they'd been the ones driving it on, but when I watched it back this morning it seemed to be 100% GB at the crucial points including the sprint to the corner. Belgium benefitted massively from GB sacrificing everybody to make it happen.