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Here is the picture which shows we didn't make up the whole story, and that there were riders crossing the line after illy. I will add my race report below.
I couldn't feature illy in the general report, but I can say here that he did exactly what he set out to do - finish in the bunch (or f.m.b. as so many diaries record).
From what I saw he maintained his position in the bunch efficiently (and this is not quite so easy as it may look), never seeming to be in danger of being dropped, but economising on effort. He could not have known how much margin he had between finishing and blowing up, so this was a wise course of action.
In the future things may be different - will CS Grupetto provide domestiques for their current star rider?
As for the big ring question, I can confirm from my own limited experience that the only time the small chainring is used in these events is when riding back to the HQ.
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