Yeah, I'm sure they would have preferred to have Victor Hugo Pena instead of Banjamin Noval for the stage 4 Team Time Trial. That way, they could have won by 1:47 instead of 1:07. No, wait....the official gap would have still been 20 seconds, per the 2004 rules. Dumbass!
Noval crashed two or three times, and caused one good crash 😉 before the TTT. Who's to say Joachim or Pena would have been better off??
Bruyneel probably is more qualified to make selections than the typical A-hole who posts in RBR. He has a fairly good track record.