Sprinters or climbers the Cobblestone Dilemma

                                                      <img width="299" height="168" src="https://sproson.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tobias.jpeg" alt="" />                                                                                                        <img width="275" height="183" src="https://sproson.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jayvine.jpeg" alt="" />                                                    Short tours like the current Tour Down Under pose a problem to cycling fantasists.  A climber will probably gain enough time to take the GC but is likely to compete in only one stage.  The other stages will likely be shared amongst the sprinters or a rouleur in a break.  I discarded Jay Vine for Matthew Brennan, a mistake as it turned out but I luckily picked up points from Tobias Andresen to soften the pain.