Originally Posted by
Grumpy McTrumpy
For Sky maybe this is true. It certainly was not true for Armstrong in the first few years. It was never true for Pantani or Hinault. I'd also argue Contador at his peak was never one to shy away from a long-distance crazy attack.
There is a reason for that.
Actually I'm not sure if it is just the drugs (or lack of them) or PMs. But certainly the drugs (not Lemond and Hinault of-course).