Originally Posted by
Extremeengineer
Philipsen is annoying me lol. Stop surfin and win on your own. I get the tactic, I just don’t like it. I had really hoped for someone else. Oh well, off to the alps for the real race.
I don't get it. Show me a successful World Tour sprinter who meets this criterion. They all either benefit from a dedicated lead out (e.g., all the sprinters who had so much success with Quickstep) or surf other people's leadouts (e.g., Sagan, in his day)