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Pro is a guy that does cycling for a living... this guy is a secondary school physics teacher that does cycling as a hobby, a very serious hobby. TDF is another kind of race, with support and sleep and teammates...
He fits quite well in the ultracycling and unsupported field, in fact he's one of the best along with Mike Hall and some others if you look at what he has done in the last 4 years. Look at the numbers, he didn't win by speed or strength, but by moving ratio.. that's what he's talking about, but maybe you can't get pass the image you have formed about him to really hear the advices he's giving.
But yeah, he doesn't seem like a party guy :D
bertocq
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3-90Vqn8R0Y
Yeah, sure, but he comes across like a dick. Doesn't seem an interesting person. He'll probably skip the party, since as he would say "every time you party, you're not cycling.. You know"
He'd be a better fit with the pros in the tdf