A quote from cyclingnews.com on them leaving one spot empty
"Tactically we have one option less," says Directeur Sportif Frans van Looy. "But we saw at the Tour that you can do just as well even if two riders are missing."
Clearly nobody need worry about them then. For surely they will sit in the pack and allow a break to get 20 minutes clear before putting in a spirited chase with 10k to go to close the gap to 15 minutes!
