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It doesn't really work that way.

Sure, there are a coupleoflong and steepclimbs, but it really depends onthe tactics.

Let's say that the guy in the overalllead isn't that good on climbs, but that the 2nd placerider is.Now, if the day has a mountain stage, which favors the 2nd place rider, then the lead rider and his team will have to ride their hearts out to defend their place.

Or the other way around. If the lead rider is good at climbs and it's a flat stage, then it's that team that will have to ride hard to defent their position.

Or let's say that none of the possible overall winners are particularly good at climbs, then they may well choose to hang back, take it easy, coast over the mountains and let some other riders who aren't in competition for the overall win anyhow battle it out across the mountains.

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12y ago

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