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This is how i read it (albeit a limited viewpoint), Team GB are a no risk, well drilled machine.. and have accrued sufficient UCI points to qualify a field of 8 riders in the Men's elite race this year. There is no point speculating why they all sacrificed themselves for Cav, but all teams will have known the course and indeed a few nations criticised it, including the italians and the dutch. the breakaway(s) and waves of attacks were not sufficient to derail Team GBs driving the peloton close to the finish, yes it broke up towards the end but the momentum was there.. There were other teams that looked just as organised like the Germans and Aussies..
if you look at those one day spring classics with a climb nr to or at the finish then you have a decent road race.. imho