I've forgotten what we were arguing about & I'm to lazy to scroll back ta see!,but I had this argument the other day on the 'George in yellow' thread (can't be bothered looking for the link) & how did it turn out? (says Hitchy, childishly poking his tongue out!)
You stated that USPS would not send a rider up the road.
USPS sent a rider up the road.
The final result is that the USPS rider wasn't allowed to make a break and was reeled in, but that doesn't change the fact that USPS were more than happy with trying to get George in the break.
The real questions is why T-Mobile would care. They know as well as we do that George will drop like a stone when things get steep.
That's the real question, and quite baffling. I could understand it if the USPS rider were one of the better climbers/overall riders like Azevedo, but George doesn't really present much of a long term threat to the overall GC. If I were USPS I'd be taking note of that, maybe they are going to respond to any and all USPS attacks, even if it's a non-contender rider.
Andrew