Carl Spackler wrote:
You do realize that Cadel Evans attacked Andy Schleck on that same descent a couple years ago and gained a bit of time, right? Was that an unnecessary, dangerous classless move as well?
And why would Contador work with Froome when Kreuzinger was in the group up the road, and there was an opportunity to take time back?
It's a bike RACE, not a participatory sport like triathlon.
Not sure what the gap between Evans and Schleck was, but I'm guessing it was alot less than the 4:25 Contador is currently trailing Froome by. Also, if you have a 40 yard gap on someone on a steep descent, be as reckless as you want because if you crash you are only taking yourself out, but being reckless when you are all in a close group that includes many of the top GC contenders is less cool.
I get that it's a bike race, but my point is that you need to assess risk vs reward and in this case I think that with only a few km left in the stage, the risk of taking yourself and a number of the top GC contenders out of the race in a crash on a tricky descent was not worth it. Just my opinion, and apparently Froome's too. You're welcome to disagree.
And Contador had every motivation to get back into the group or he would have lost valuable seconds to Mollema. Which do you think Contador cares about more, Kreuzinger taking 10 seconds (say) back on Froome, or himself not losing 10 seconds to Mollema?
