Originally Posted by
atross
One thing that I wish could happen is to force GC contenders to actually race during the flat stages. It would be interesting to see changes in time and place in the overall standings.
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There's no way you're going to get GC guys to mix it up with sprinters. Asking them to finish in the top 20 on a flat stage is just too much risk for an overall GC contender. They've got enough to worry about with time trials and mountain stages.
These flat stages do affect the standings of the green jersey competition.