#bora hansgrohe

[jai-j-a-i]

[marcelskittels]

Primož Roglič of Slovenia and BORA - hansgrohe prior to the 76th Critérium du Dauphiné 2024, Stage 1 a 172.5km stage from Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule to Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule on June 02, 2024 in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France. (Photo by Thomas Samson/Getty Images)

[primoz]

[thismachinekillscobbles]

[tadejpogacar]

SAM WELSFORD Santos Tour Down Under 2024 - Stage 6 📸 by Brenton Edwards/Getty Images

[acrazybayernfan]

[tristesza]

Primož Roglič, winner of Stage 1 // Itzulia 2024

[wereallgonnadieintheend]

I just-

I can't understand the strategy on today's stage.

Like I fully understand if Bora didn't want to keep the maillot rojo this early, but letting it get to a 6 minute gap? and a 5 minute buffer?

They could've left it at a 30 sec lead... but to let Ben O'Connor, 4th place in the Giro d'Italia get 5 minutes in just the first week?

I just don't understand it. Can someone explain it to me please? Because it just doesn't seem like the smartest choice.

And as a die hard Sepp stan, I don't get why VLaB didn't do anything either. Same with UAE... like, tire out Primoz for the stages to come, no?

I'm just so confused.