Josh will be pushing, but steady. The group will be frenetic and volatile. Add the Starky factor, more athletes means more variables-riding with Josh may be 'easier.'

Edit: who am I kidding, this is fantasy. One of Gomez's advisors is Macca. Macca, if my mammary is correct, was the last heralded rookie who implemented an aggressive strategy on the bike course, with Hellriegel and Zach in 2002. 10k into the marathon, he was walking.