Tour de France 2012

Dunno if anyone saw my post earlier (previous page) but I am still very curious to know the history of the non-competing on the last stage (aside from sprints), and in more detail on what would happen if Wiggins / and Froome crashed, and / or Liquigas broke with tradition?

What would the peleton do if Wiggins and Froome hit the deck? What if they hit the deck and Liquigas decided to go for it?

Who knows?

In a tour he lost Eddy Merckx attacked until the finish on the final day because he felt they should race until the end.

Simeoni attacked when USPS were doing the obligatory champagne shots in 2004, and they had to toss the flutes and chase.

No racing on the final day is a myth, but it is highly unusual because you can't hope to pull out the required time on GC on a flat stage.