On the one hand, I don't believe in any coach criticising his team in public do it in private.
Although the comments in that article are quite reasonable.
That coach is ultimately accountable.
Coaches blaming their team, even giving us the 'everyone is disappointed' spiel, is like workmen blaming their tools.
Surely they have / had a plan B, even if it's a heroic commitment that at least one rider WILL finish?
Notwithstanding the awful conditions, the whole British team performance comes across as a bit lame.
I'm wondering about the individual and collective commitment to this race, especially when adversity hit.
Of course, they all had their individual reasons explaining their performances but when the chips were down, what happened? They all gave up.
Did the politics between the riders ultimately undermine the collective effort?
Weren't Rodrigues and Valverde just in the Vuelta? They stayed the course for their country and themselves.
If Cav only wants to sprint, Brad can't go downhill any more and Froome is completely dependent on his team, maybe they should pick different riders, at least for this race and others similar.
Having been a full time coach for 14 years (in tennis not cycling) and one who didn't scream and shout at people, I'm loathe to criticise; the process is to analyse and re-plan but I can imagine that Brailsford and his coaches and riders may well sit down and through all the explanations say, 'that just wasn't good enough'.