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Yeah, I heard this, but I think leaving it to the riders is a bit odd - they are rightly focused on other stuff - why are the teams themselves not all over this?
In football, it's the manager/team that complains about issues connected to player welfare/fitness/injury. You don't want your mega bucks signing injured due to avoidable circumstances. The teams pour over the route map as soon as it's announced. They should be demanding better for their riders.
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Good discussion about the riders union on TCP last night. They seem to hold less power or are less prepared than other sporting unions.
At the Giro, it emerged that a bunch of the riders weren’t even reading the emails that were being circulated to share concerns and whip.
They have known about that finish for a while, but the riders don’t seem to have made any attempt to organise and address it themselves ahead of the stage.
Like someone said upthread, everyone knew it would be crashy, and then we just watched them crash.