And interesting how not having radios might have played a part.
Personally I think it's great not having comms back to a guy with a laptop in a team car saying "you'll catch the breakaway if you keep at x mph in y mins". Makes the dynamics a lot better in the race.
As AlexSimon said up there! I disagree with Velocpiede's comments about Stannard and Thomas. At one point the British team got boxed in and Stannard did a great job and gettin them back up the front as they got swamped by Aussies and Germans and pushed down the line. Around that final corner Geraint had a great positioning with Cav on his back wheel, due to others, various people ended up in between them, Geraint checked and discovered Cav wasn't on his wheel so dropped back to CAv who nodded he was happy with his positioning on Aussie wheel, Geraint then left him to it, knowing that Cav knows best! Is that not the sign of a good rider? he could've carried on completely unawares Cav wasn't there..
Awesome ride! Cav has even stated it breaks his heart that the other boys can't wear the stripes! He was moaning on Twitter this week about his stripey kit not turning up in time so he had to train in his normal kit!!
I think Geraint has the making of the best all round road cyclist of this generation and a high position overall.
IF - he'd look at the Gold medals he has and realise that in Road cycling the Olympics are not top dog. How often are Olympic gold winners talked about in Road Race circles, compared to Milan-San Remo/Paris-Roubaix/Flanders etc.
It's his choice and maybe a reflection of where British cycling is coming from but personally I see next year as a "waste" of a year of road experience (and wins) IMHO.
As said though, it's his life and nothing to do with me.
Geraint is only young though so still has some time to get early Classics high placings under his belt, focus on Olympics, as let's face it, it is London so home country, then move on to a great career!
speaker2animals I don't think that's really true? Olympic trackmen have sought after road qualities, and you can't say Sammy Sanchez doesn't transfer from Olympics to pro peleton.
Anyway, Paris-Tours. Cav has to go for that surely, it's 'the' sprinters classic.
GB team tactics have come on a long way in the last 30 years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDVJRQZJG3A
Millar at 4:00
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