Originally Posted by roadwarrior
I guess I have a bit of a problem with a rider who does little work, then takes the stage win. It looks pretty hollow.
He did p ss off Floyd...Menchov will pretend not to speak any English...
That's bike racing. Floyd was more concerned about putting time on as many rivals as possible. Winning the stage was secondary. No reason to waste energy for a stage win that doesn't give a meaningful time difference. From the profile, it looked like the last 500 meters was pretty flat. I think you'll see Floyd try to attack Menchov in the Alps, on climbs where he has a chance to create some seperation.