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He did indeed but there was no time trial or summit finish that year so you could argue it was a bit of a strange one. Also 8 day race does not a grand tour winner make...
I'm not disagreeing anyway-I think he's fucking talented but he's also an unstable buffet table of an individual and that's why his palmares are as erratic as his weight and I think most DS would look at Ag2R's experience with him as a cautionary tale as a result.
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He won Paris-Nice the year after, no?
Anyway, I understand the points you're making, I just think if a team could create an environment where he was focused he'd be one of the best riders in the world. I'm not sure Movistar is that team, but, equally, I don't know which team would be.