The Astounding Fail of Astana

So as usual I'm following the Tour De France and I have never seen such a spectacle as the one that is team, and I use that term VERY LIGHTLY, Astana. Fabio Aru brought the pain and stuck it to Team, and I use the term STRONGLY, Sky and grabbed the Yellow Jersey off Chris Froome. Where were his teammates? somewhere down the mountain having a leisurely ride. Aru was fortunate to not have a flat or any other mechanical.

Then the next day Team [sic] Astana was nowhere to be seen as Aru valiantly defended the yellow. And these are professional cyclists? Today after the finish, one of Astana's riders [sic] was asked about Aru and he looked like a fucking 10 year old kid with a smirk on his face. "Well he couldn't keep my wheel so...". Umm Aru single handedly. Single. Handedly. Put Astana in podium position and this guy was talking like Aru was just being lazy. Aru is beat. He's beat because the other riders for Astana are having a leisurely ride around France, perhaps taking in the sights and flirting with women on the sidelines. Who the fuck knows.What we do know is that they weren't riding up front giving 110% for the man in fucking yellow. At this point everyone but Aru should be sent home, where they can chill and relax on their own time, because clearly they haven't come to France to win any races.

At this point Aru has to do what got him this far: Pretend he's on team Sky and ride (or die) with them wherever they go. All of his victories have come by treating team Sky as his personal lead out train. It's his only hope. It's going to hurt but this is Le Tour. Here's the deal: The race is so close that Sky has to respond to anyone who is within striking distance so all Aru has to do is follow Sky. If the rider is a threat to Froome he is also a threat to Aru, Sky will respond to any threats to Froome so no one important is going free. Follow the Sky train and don't get unhitched.