fredericknorton wrote:
del toro (or wellens for that matter) - I've never seen uae NOT go all in for Tadej when he is there (maybe adam saving third at the tour during Tadej's rough stage?). i don't know if this as true for other stacked teams (ineos (pidcock) / ef (healy leader? bettiol/powless). I would have to think when Tadej (or mvdp or remco) is in the race - its good for other stacked teams to have options. can sd worx control with only 6 riders - i fear they can, i hope its more open like omloop.
Yes, if you're picking Pogi for the win (and it seems silly not to) then you'd figure the rest of the team works for him, but there's always the scenario where you send a dude up the road in order to make others chase and everyone ends up looking at each other, and if the guys up the road is a cat like Wellens, he just rides away.