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The lack of the encouragement to attempt such monumental efforts, and the defeatist attitude which you describe is the exact reason why sporting events, particularly cycling GTs are becoming increasingly dull.
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People thought it was selfish of Froome to get involved in the sprint last Vuelta, when he won the points jersey over Trentin, when he should have been commended for his attacking.
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Because 20 days of riding over thousands of miles over Europe’s biggest mountains is just too relaxed... everyone watches GTs knowing stage 20 is the final stage.
If you want to watch a crit on the Sunday you can do. Up to the viewers.
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When was the last day ever contested?
Have they become increasingly dull since then because of that?
Or something else?
What do you want?
Acliff
plxarc
Chalfie
Everyone is knackered and on their knees, and the last stage is invariably flat and usually on urban roads. It would take a monumental effort for anyone to get away and maintain a gap when you have both the race leader’s team and a selection of sprinters teams chasing you down. So it’s pointless.
There is also the convention that the GC race is concluded on the penultimate stage, so if you haven’t done enough to win, no matter how close you might be on GC, then you are expected to suck it up.