Subject: No time bonuses - great for the race I don't think this has been discussed but IMHO eliminating the time bonuses has made for a more exciting race. Its keeping the leaders closer and the race that much more exciting. Cadel could still pull it off in the TT, but not if Sastre had an extra minute or two as a bonus. It also has a better reference as to how much they really are winning by, not just winning the stages w/ the highest bonus. Granted, the guys who are minutes out really don't have a chance to catch up w/o the bonus, but hey, thats what winning the GC s/b all about, being better than everyone else over 21 stages, not just winning a select few.
I also think that this could leave the yellow up for grabs in stage 21, making it more of a race for the GC as opposed to just a victory lap (ala Lemond in '78 ) |