Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
The vast majority of world tour riders are domestiques, and they do not participate in the sprints. If super wide tires offered an advantage, they would be using them.
Not a bad thought here but you're neglecting the pressure for advertisers, sponsors, interchangeability..... all those things factor in to competitive racing. The whole idea that you would base your tire decision on what they're doing in the world tour is insane.