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    ROCK OF AGES

    Sep 03, 2021 7 minutes
    Words Owen Rogers
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    After Lizzie Deignan was outwitted By Elise Chabbey in a two-up sprint on stage 1 of the Tour de Suisse, her Trek-Segafredo team began the second stage on the back foot. But the team’s performance that day around Frauenfeld was proof, if it were needed, that victories owe as much or more to tactics and well executed plans as they do to power, weight and aerodynamics.

    Picking up bonus seconds and denying Canyon-SRAM’s Chabbey the same, the team propelled the Brit to overall victory.

    “This is what I like because the strongest rider does not always win. You have to be smart, says Trek-Segafredo’s road captain Trixi Worrack.

    “It was me and Audrey [Cordon-Ragot] who did a lot of work, and Lucinda [Brand] and Lizzie sprinted. When Audrey and I crossed the finish line last we were celebrating, because I really like the feeling when I do a good race and my team-mate wins, even if I arrive five minutes later.

    “There are so many strong riders in the bunch in different teams, but I see what they do and I want to ask why. They have no clue - they could win

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