Teamwork

Can you think of another sport where the athletes compete as a team, but only one person wins? Last year had a demonstration of how you can sacrifice team mates for your own glory (why i don't like Contador.) This year Fabian Cancellara showed what happens when a rider sacrifices his own glory for the sake of the Team.

SaxoBank saw a couple riders go down, including their favorite for the GC, Andy Shleck. Cancellara was at the front of the pack, riding in Yellow, and could have used the chaos of all the crashes (dogs in the road, etc) to extend his lead. Instead he neutralized the pack, allowing not only his team but many others to catch up so that they would not be disqualified. In the process he lost the yellow jersey by several minutes to a breakaway rider.

He did his job and helped his team.