Originally Posted by
Eric F
There have been some minor attempts for other teams to set up a lead out their sprinters, but no other team seems to be willing to put as many riders to the task as DQS. Not having a real GC contender is probably a big factor in this. DQS is built for stage wins, and have some serious firepower available.
Yes, but to go back to a comment above, I do hope that this fact, combined with some anachronistic French notion of bike racing etiquette, doesn't cause other teams and other sprinters to half-arse it on the Champs-Elysees in a romantic tip-of-the-chapeau to Cav. That would spoil the record.