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I don't know. Everyone is rushing to get rid of the front derailleur it seems. In some cases this (1x) makes sense to me. But I'm stubborn and I think triples are a part of touring. Especially with 9 speed, you don't want jumps that are too big between gears. And I like 9 speed because it feels robust and is cheap to replace (snapped a rear derailleur a year ago while touring, which I replaced the next day).
I've used both my lowest gear (30x32) and my highest (50x11) regularly during my last tour. On the flats I'm mostly in the middle ring (39t) and in the middle of the cassette. I guess you could get rid of the outer ring, hence why I think super compact chainsets are interesting.
50/39/30 x 11-32.