Originally Posted by acrafton
1. It was NOT a hail mary to win, it was an attempt to finish without any more damage. Stage 17 was tougher than 16 and if cracked on 16 then he needed 'help' to hold his own.
Were you watching the phonak team in stage 17? That wasn't a "Hey, let's see if we can hold on, guys" tactic. Those guys went balls out to get Floyd off the front. His plan from the start that day was to make up all the time possible.