Yeah, I think -7 also made this suggestion. I understand the benefits of the proposal, but since you can go many KM form the outskirts of a town to the finish line, I’m not certain I agree with it.
Let’s say it is 10K from the outskirts to the finish…the sprinters teams still have 10K of hard work while the GC guys (and teams) get to sit up. This can add up over the course of a 3 week Tour and provide an advantage to some teams as they aren’t burning as many matches.
Definitely something that should be discussed, though.
I thought DQS blew it in the right hander when DSM swamped the front, along with Cobrelli…he was pretty far back after that and he managed to get back up.