My apologies if my question shows ignorance. If it does please correct my knowledge of pro racing
The last 2 days have seen breaks stay clear and change the overall lead in the Tour of Britain. The stages aren't really flat but they also aren't mountains
Yesterday OPQ chased on their own and were clearly shattered by the end and couldn't bring the break back
Today Moviestar couldn't control the break and looked like they had help from BMC at times. At end of the climbs it wasn't that surprising the race broke up but Moviestar hadn't got that close by the start of Ditchling Beacon.
So to it looks like the teams are more able to control this sort of thing in the Tour de France and Vuelta (I've only followed 1 Giro)
So is it the smaller teams, the fact they are B teams or stricter Uk drugs testing that mean that the chasing has worked less well this week
When I say B teams I mean that I assume that the Vuelta had Moviestars best domestiques for all day chasing
No radio?
6 man teams and no radios. All racing should be like this. There are plenty of quality riders in ToB this year.
Back in 2012 the ToB couldn't afford proper drug testing....it was won by Jon Tiernan Locke whom is now banned, and his win was stripped.
Smaller teams makes it hard to control. The fact that it is a crap race that hardly anyone racing is bothered about also contributes 😀
What makes you think that the UK has stronger drug testing? If anywhere in the world is a bad place to dope it would be France as it is a criminal offence there......the TdF has had one or two doping issues though!
Thanks for the answers
Monster2 "No radio" Dohh forgot
Tom B
Yes I had thought how much do they care
As I'm watching the Vuelta and it has been suggested that Spain my might not want to catch out its National heroes. Well some one said it on here about a previous Vuelta
I suppose and SKY and British Cycling sing the anti dopping song I perhaps wrongly assumed that the events did as well