Originally Posted by Keith99

There is a big problem with this as a strategy. Who would do it? If a team of a contender has someone who can force this KOM then you have sent your best climber up the road to help eliminate a minor threat for the GC. If your GC contender has any problems you have shot yourself in the foot. If on the other hand you are are a team who has someone who might be able to snatch the KOM from Rasmussen why would you want to force his hand? If he commits to the KOM your chances are hurt, better to have him thinking of both for as long as possible.

Also the profiles of the stages do not lend themselfs to this. The mountians are in stages 14, 15 and 16. Stage 14 only has 2 climbs of major points, both HC and back to back at the end. With the end at the top of the second HC climb. Playing this as a pure GC contender works just fine, esp with teh double points for the final climb. But if he does go for the first there are no flat catchup miles between the climbs and while risky playing KOM could actually give the best chance for the kind of time Rasmussen needs.

15 and 16 have the pick off the peaks potential, but things will be more set by that point and again 16 has an HC as the final climb. Plenty of points for Rasmussen if he plays it pure GC.