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I'm with you on this Tom. I love the TTT. It is always one of stages that I look forward to most. The team work involved and watching all those guys on the rivet is exciting.
I think all they had to do to avoid what happened to David Z. last year was to put the stage a little later in the Tour as opposed to so early.
The argument against having the TTT later is that if a team has lost a number of riders earlier in the Tour, they are screwed. Like what if they don't have five riders left? Or only six, versus teams that have all nine? A major disadvantage. Of course, that may provide incentive for the sprinters to stick around after the mountains...
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