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  • I've never entirely got this 'responsibility'. Valverde is one second behind Yates; he and Quintana (and others) have as much to lose as Yates does. It's been interesting to see Mitchelton calling the others' bluff over what seems more like a convention that a rational way to race.

  • It's widely accepted that the team that has the leader's jersey in a stage race has a responsibility to control the race. Very, very few teams shirk this responsibility, mainly because it makes them unpopular and you need friends in bike races.

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