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A single mountain stage can undo three weeks of careful positioning, which is exactly why the teams that manage a grand tour best treat every early stage as an opportunity to lose the fewest possible seconds rather than to gain many.
The overall classification is usually decided by who loses the least, not who wins the most stages.
Won by losing the least
A single mountain stage can undo three weeks of careful positioning in a grand tour.
What this means in practice
The overall classification is usually decided by minimizing losses, not maximizing stage wins.
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