Originally Posted by Bacciagalupe
He's probably exaggerating for effect, but let's face it: Contador is a better descender that Schleck. They both know it. Riis knows it. The peloton knows it. Andy's Mom knows it. Why don't you?
And Fabian Cancellara is better at individual TT's than just about anyone, and yet he doesn't win all the flat stages in the TdF...
Being in a group counts for a lot. I believe pretty strongly that if Schleck had been in the group with AC and Sanchez at the top, he'd have been in the group at the bottom.
That's what I meant.
If AC hadn't had Sanchez to follow, he might have gained 15 seconds instead of 25.