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Sky don't work like that thou do they? Especially when they have the yellow jersey I don't think they would have said its ok to have the last day off.
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Of course they would. Rowe’s job was to work hard on the flat stages, add grunt to the TTT squad, and organise the team on the road. On mountainous days his job would’ve been done by the penultimate climb at the latest, so once he was dropped yesterday the team would have told him to climb off as there is no point him continuing to the finish.
I think he’ll go to the Tour given how he’s recovered from his injury, but yesterday’s result has absolutely no bearing on whether he’ll be selected or not.
andyp
Lots of riders DNF'd on the last day, an early Cat 1 meant half the field was out the back, and if the team didn't think it was worth it, then there's no point in hauling yourself over two more climbs.
His position as road captain and also ability for the cobbled stage means I'm 99% sure he goes, fairly sure he was at the TDF team training camp on Mount Tede too.