Bruyneel Criticises Garmin-Slipstream’s Stage 14 Strategy

Johan Bruyneel Astana press conference Tenerife Dec 08

Astana sports director Johan Bruyneel has slated Garmin-Slipstream for driving at the ront of the peloton in the final kilometres of stage 14 in to Besançon.

Bruyneel argued that Garmin-Slipstream’s strategy effectively prevented George Hincapie (Columbia-HTC), present in the break of the day, from taking the leader's yellow jersey.

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