Clement would have also chosen Giro winner
Primoz Roglic. "They have thrown the winning tactic overboard. I find that surprising. Because the best chance of winning the Tour is if they both go, there's no getting around that. You have two of the best three cyclists in the world, so why not take them with you?" he wonders.
"You have made yourself vulnerable as a team. You already leave one of your world top riders at home and another says: "I might go home earlier." In addition, you already miss Steven Kruijswijk and it remains to be seen whether Kuss has recovered well from his efforts in the Giro," Clement sums up.