Originally Posted by
spdntrxi
If everyone went 100% like maybe only the guys in the top10 before the stage started... the rest were soft pedaling to make the time cut. This is stage racing.
The data is just data, and I understand stage racing. None of this is new to me.
What stands out to me is how much faster Pogi and Jonas were than the other top results. Additionally, the fact that Jonas was ~5% faster than Pogi is stunning. After those 2, there were 13 riders within a minute of each other. I expect that every one of them were putting in their best effort to hold or improve their GC position.