{"id":4001,"date":"2025-07-15T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:20:57","slug":"the-missed-move-on-stage-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/the-missed-move-on-stage-10\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cMissed Move\u201d Syndrome: Who Blinked When It Mattered on Stage 10?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_dece85-54\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_dece85-54\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_dece85-54\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4001_dece85-54 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_dece85-54\"><strong>This stage was a blessing for some \u2014 and a brutal disappointment for others.<\/strong><br>When the flag dropped, the breakaway lottery began fast. <strong>A sizeable group of around 30 riders formed early<\/strong>, gaining an initial gap on the peloton.<br><strong>By the midway point<\/strong>, as expected on a transitional stage like this, the time gap started to widen \u2014 <strong>stretching from 2\u201940\u201d to over 4 minutes<\/strong> as teams in the peloton hesitated and let the move breathe.<br><br><strong>Approaching the final 30 km, the gap ballooned to 5\u201955\u201d<\/strong>. The break had stuck. But inside that front group, the composition had changed.<br>After a long pull from <strong>Quinn Simmons<\/strong>, who eventually cracked and dropped, the lead group was whittled down to <strong>five riders<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_c2b3bb-3f\"><strong>When Healy and Yates Lit the Fuse, Who Froze?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone saw this coming. Stage 10 had \u2018breakaway\u2019 written all over it, and when Ben Healy and Simon Yates ignited the race midway through, the warning signs were blaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And yet \u2014 hesitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the true breakaway specialists jumped like their lives depended on it, a string of GC-adjacent contenders \u2014 riders flirting with a top-10 or a morale-boosting stage win \u2014 sat back. Eyes flicked left and right. Radios crackled. Nobody committed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And just like that, the move was gone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4001_1455dd-49 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4001_579d4d-fa\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4001_f6a740-28 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4001_f6a740-28\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Distance-between-Yates-and-Healy-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Stage-10-Tour de France 2025 Distance between Yates and Healy\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4004\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Distance-between-Yates-and-Healy-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Distance-between-Yates-and-Healy-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Distance-between-Yates-and-Healy-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Distance-between-Yates-and-Healy-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Distance-between-Yates-and-Healy.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Stage-10-Tour de France 2025 Distance between Yates and Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wasn\u2019t just another attack. It was a <strong>Tour-changing moment<\/strong>, and too many watched it roll away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_300c1a-95\"><strong>The Telltale Blink: Who Sat Tight When They Should\u2019ve Gone All-In<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Groupama-FDJ<\/strong><br>Madouas was perfectly placed, twitching to go. But a delayed radio call had him second-guessing, and in those fatal 5 seconds, the elastic snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bora-hansgrohe<\/strong><br>Felix Gall was one of the strongest in the group. He had the legs, no question. What he didn\u2019t have was a green light from the car. The hesitation cost him both the move and a shot at a career-defining stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DSM-Firmenich<\/strong><br>Romain Bardet\u2019s final Tour. A stage win would\u2019ve been gold dust. The team hesitated. Plan A faltered. No one took the reins, and by the time the call came, the train had left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visma and UAE?<\/strong><br>They played chess, not poker. Their GC cards were deep in the peloton. This was a gamble for others, and they weren\u2019t interested. But the teams chasing 6th\u201312th overall? <strong>They should\u2019ve gone all in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4001_c9b4e2-86 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4001_8c7b11-02\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4001_e10a37-04 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4001_e10a37-04 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Ben-got-instruction-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Stage 10 - Tour de France 2025 Ben got instruction\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4006\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Ben-got-instruction-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Ben-got-instruction-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Ben-got-instruction-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Ben-got-instruction-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-Ben-got-instruction.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4001_f9f706-70 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4001_f9f706-70\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4001_396ed9-07 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4001_396ed9-07 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-climb-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Stage 10 - Tour de France 2025 climb\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4007\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-climb-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-climb-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-climb-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-climb-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Stage-10-Tour-de-France-2025-climb.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_7eed20-f3\">\ud83d\udcc9 <strong>Why This Mid-Stage Freeze Might Haunt Paris<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Tour as tight as this one, <strong>2\u20133 minutes lost by indecision is unforgivable<\/strong>. Here\u2019s what these riders left on the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bonus seconds<\/strong> that could flip GC margins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Morale-boosting stage points<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A safety net for bad mountain days<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Come the final week, those missing minutes could mean the difference between a career-highlight top-10 or an anonymous 14th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in a Tour where the big mountain days have become warzones, having an early buffer is priceless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_43f720-ae\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f <strong>Peloton Chatter: The Regret Was Real<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Word from the buses and mix zone post-stage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Madouas<\/strong>: <em>\u201cI hesitated too long. Knew I should\u2019ve gone.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Gall<\/strong>: <em>\u201cI had the legs\u2026 we waited. Mistake.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bardet<\/strong>: <em>\u201cNo legs today, but yeah \u2014 should\u2019ve backed our second card.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veteran DSs called it \u201ctextbook indecision.\u201d Younger riders called it \u201cradio roulette.\u201d Either way, it hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4001_e4e236-67\">\u26a1 <strong>The Verdict<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we saw on Stage 10 was a <strong>classic case of \u2018Missed Move Syndrome.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A perfect storm<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Radio delays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Over-cautious DS strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mid-stage nerves about GC standings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Result? 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