Originally Posted by Giacomo 1

Great question. I'm not sure what's ailing him. But he's not alone, Kristoff, Degenkolb, Bouhanni and Cav all are hurting these days.

Viviani must be sorry he didn't go to the Tour, because he likely would have taken 3 or 4 stages. Yes, Gaveria looked good, as did Sagan, but I'm not sure they would have looked that good against a strong Kittel and good Cav.