Originally Posted by roadwarrior

To play at that level, to be a Grand tour team leader, you have to be totally self centered and ruthless. Absolutely. You surround yourself with people that fully understand and do not question this. This is the most demanding sport in the endurance category. No question.

Note that there was never any question who was in charge of Postal or Disco. Ever. Not true on many other teams...and this was the case in other Grand Tour events as well for this team.

The last sentence in your first paragraph was the best.