You are reading a single comment by @hippy and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
Yeah, except he was already a great (probably 'specialist' would apply) tester as a junior, in the 90s.
98 and 99 to be precise...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Junior_men's_time_trial
He's never been only a specialist tester but was a good Classics rider right from the off. He came fo(u)rth in Paris-Roubaix as early as 2004.