So much to work through here, thanks for breaking it down! Could it have been the plan all along for Vollering to be the leader and go for the win on stage 7, just due to the parcours?
I appreciate the analysis of the TdFF. It was an interesting race on the whole. The first stage was a head scratcher for me as it seemed no one wanted to attack because they feared SD worx. The race really lit up, however, once teams figured out they weren’t going to win without attacking. The other thing I found puzzling is other teams NOT forcing SD worx to chase on the stage where the break had 10 minutes. They were going to lose yellow but Lidl Trek helped SD worx bring back the break… and didn’t even come close to winning the stage. Same thing can be said for DSM when they blew through their whole team tin attempt the win the race for Kool. Weird tactics to me.
So much to work through here, thanks for breaking it down! Could it have been the plan all along for Vollering to be the leader and go for the win on stage 7, just due to the parcours?
I appreciate the analysis of the TdFF. It was an interesting race on the whole. The first stage was a head scratcher for me as it seemed no one wanted to attack because they feared SD worx. The race really lit up, however, once teams figured out they weren’t going to win without attacking. The other thing I found puzzling is other teams NOT forcing SD worx to chase on the stage where the break had 10 minutes. They were going to lose yellow but Lidl Trek helped SD worx bring back the break… and didn’t even come close to winning the stage. Same thing can be said for DSM when they blew through their whole team tin attempt the win the race for Kool. Weird tactics to me.