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You couldn’t make a move on the last stage anyway. It’s set up for sprinters and a GC contender would have no chance of distancing the peloton.

• vbsteven 6y ago
  A very very small chance, but not no chance. It's very unlikely but in theory it is possible that by the start of the last stage the GC difference between place 1 and 2 is a couple of seconds. And the last 50km around Champs Elysees are so hectic that anything could happen. A flat tire 10-5km from the line could be enough to lose those precious seconds. Another possibility could be an organized coup by the 2nd place team, then it essentially becomes a team time trial between 2nd and 1st place teams, while the rest of the peloton is battling for the sprint victory. Unlikely but not impossible.
  • ivanche 6y ago
    No way. If 2nd place team tried to do that, all of them would become pariahs of cycling immediately. Flat tire or some massive crash in the last km or so might happen, of course, but I think it never did (or at least never influenced overall podium standings).
  • sidibe 6y ago
    It wouldn't be a TTT between two teams it would 2nd place team vs the field including all the sprinters' teams. No team can beat a beat a focused peloton on a flat stage.