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> Take Simoni, would he better off to fall way back in the GC so that he can attack in a later stage
> with the leaders in no fear to chase him down and then he gets a stage win?
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> Is there more glory/money in a stage win but way back in GC or to place in the top 10 but get no
> stage win?
I think Boogerd is trying that trick this year. Perhaps he isn't losing time on purpose, but he
certainly did not exert himself too much in the stage to Morzine. He wants to be in good shape
in the Pyrenees. A not-too-dangerous GC position would also help, but I don't think that's the
main reason.
'Glory' is a vague term, but 'media exposure' is more tangible. Again, Rabobank is a good example. I
don't know how many people know that Leipheimer finished 7th in the GC, but the pictures of Boogerd
winning in La Plagne are known to almost everyone. As sponsors can have a lot of influence in a
team's policy, these sort of victories might be preferred over a top 10 overall. Did you know Axel
Merckx one finished 8th? He would gladly trade that result in for a stage win.
Jonathan.