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Valverde was strugling. I understand he's the local big draw for the team but can't see why they'd ask Quintana to ride defensively in the hope it would help Valverde who showed no chance of regaining contact. But from my Armchair it difficult to know what's being said in the team car/Bus
Be interesting to see what happens then if he's out of contract.
If he were to leave he'd need a strong team to pull him along (If any have space for his salary) and get him into the right positions to perform. Moving to a lesser team and he'd end up like Barguil.
Carlosvalderama
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I think Quintana’s tactics yesterday were aimed at keeping Valverde in the GC picture. It’s pretty common for someone to track an attack then sit on it because they are marking it for their team. There is an alternative of course, that he was on his limit and couldn’t contribute but armchair DS’ never consider that possibility.
Personally I think Quintana should leave Movistar and join a team where he isn’t hamstrung by the conservative nature of the team’s management. I believe he’s out of contract at the end of the season.