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This year ASO have put together a parcours that is designed to undermine Sky's dominance.
I was thinking about that earlier. Do you think it will work?
So far has it meant more crashes, or is that just perception?
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I reckon they have, if AG2R had successfully executed their strategy, Bardet would be in yellow today.
As it was, if Froome hadn't learnt how to descent so well, Bardet may still have been in yellow (or close).
The downhill finishes make it more dangerous for everyone though, from GC contenders, stage hunters and also the gruppetto, more risk taking to the line.
Acliff
Have people forgotten how Froome won last year's Tour, he was the most exciting GC rider by a country mile then.
This year ASO have put together a parcours that is designed to undermine Sky's dominance. The race will be harder to control and the set piece GC stages are few and far between, replaced with tricky stages like today. I thought three teams rode really well today, AG2R, Sunweb and Sky, but for completely different reasons, and it was a tactically fascinating stage.