It appears he has taught the new jocks his same bad mistakes. Route races in this country are a joke at this point, with the way they are being ridden.
It's like everyone rides like it's the first meet at Keeneland, where everything was a 1/4 mile dash to the finish. Surface doesn't matter. It's just one grab after grab.
Yeah man.
I'm really not prone to casting stereotypes about, but man, seriously, jockeys are the most unthinking people ever.