It's a bike race that is nonsensical. There is zero control, today's GC can be tomorrow's in reverse. Trying to guess where the breakaway will form is a waste of time; you may as well just throw a dart at a map. With five-man teams, it's almost impossible to control.
I got in a big breakaway on day one with all the GC favourites, and every single person in that breakaway pulled an even turn. Even that is strange.
We reached the main climb of the day and after following a few soft attacks, I launched on the steepest part. Bringing one other rider with me, we set off to catch the lone leader.
We caught him. I attacked with 5km to go, they chased. I attacked with 3km, they chased. I attacked with 1km to go, and they caught me with 250m to go. I finished third in a three-up sprint, which is embarrassing but to be expected considering my attempts at attacking.
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