Originally Posted by
MinnMan
They played it by ear when his alleged mechanical blew up their plan. It had nothing to do with their pace.
See my edit above, their pace caused a gap with Jakobsen behind Ineos that he couldn't close. It was absolutely a combination of the pace and poor positioning that he couldn't recover from. Anytime a sprinter has to work to close gaps when his full leadout is ahead of him is a mistake.