Originally Posted by
Bacciagalupe
Nice thought, but I don't see it.
• Levi doesn't have it in him to smoke everyone else on the mountains.
• It's rather unlikely that Armstrong could take the MJ, even if he had the entire team working for him.
• Contador would flip out if Armstrong gets the MJ.
• Both Contador and Armstrong would have zero interest in "rotating out" the MJ to anyone else.
While I agree it will not be a planned tactic, the race may dictate Astana send riders off the front to make other teams chase, or not. I guess it all depends on how the race plays out but Astana has options regardless.