[The Toninator]

14:25 - Breakdown Of Time Losses
Here is a summary of the maximum time losses a team can incur during today’s stage.
2nd place - 20"
3rd - 30"
4th - 40"
5th - 50"
6th - 1’00"
7th - 1’10"
8th - 1’20"
9th - 1’30"
10th - 1’40"
11th - 1’50"
12th - 2’00"
13th - 2’10"
14th - 2’20"
15th - 2’30"
16th - 2’35"
17th - 2’40"
18th - 2’45"
19th - 2’50"
20th - 2’55"
21st - 3’00"

 

[Heidi]

Yah, I was extremelly pissed last year when they came out with that. If you know you suck, just slack off and save your legs, eh?

 

[Westy]

Yah, I was extremelly pissed last year when they came out with that. If you know you suck, just slack off and save your legs, eh?

But teams that are just there for the sprinters or just a single stage would have cared less anyway. The teams in it for the yellow will bust their asses anyway. Not saying it is the best rule but it won't make any difference for any team that would consider sandbagging the TTT for a rest day.

 

[oldfart]

and they still have to finish within a certain percentage of the winning teams time. So dropped riders can't coast in. I think the time cut is 25% for the TTT so you can't be more than what 17-18 minutes back?