Hushovd also benefitted from the go slow, if the GC riders had raced up the Cote du Rosier he'd have almost definitely been dropped and would not have been in a position to contest the sprint at the end.
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Hushovd also benefitted from the go slow, if the GC riders had raced up the Cote du Rosier he'd have almost definitely been dropped and would not have been in a position to contest the sprint at the end.