People like Bradley Wiggins and David Millar, who could have gone for stage wins, come from our country.
I was talking with Chris and Richie last week about the riders who are always in the breakaways and going for stage wins in the Tour.
"It's a fine line between going for stages and going for the overall.
"I wasn't so sure about managing the stage at first but (team general manager) Bjarne (Riis) told me to go for the stage and if we take the stage, we will have the (polka dot) jersey and here we are".
The team worked really hard for me all stage so that's why I definitely wanted to go for the stage win".
The accelerator is attempting to go for the "stage agnostic" approach, offering its services to both very early-stage companies as well as those that are a little further along.
(Trust me, I really wanted see War Horse on stage and Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet, but London is pretty far to go for a stage production).
"There are still enough uncertainties: the stage win, whether anyone will dare try to attack Froome for yellow, the battle for the podium places, will Froome go for the stage and/or the polka-dot jersey.
"Richie is leading the team but the course suits me," says Thomas, "and sometimes, like in Algarve, you take your chance and go for a stage win then that puts you up there overall, and I can ride a decent time trial.
