They went it without any real plan that day. Which makes no sense. It'd be much better if they had a race plan and rode to it, i.e. our best chance of a result today is if we make it a hard race, get riders in breaks, keep Swift safe and if it all comes back together ride for him in the sprint.
Blythe has won two races in 4 years and only when Sky didn't show up and only in the UK.
Mr DNF