Isn't he coming from a recent series of nasty crashes and broken bones? He's probably just out of shape, doesn't necessarily mean he is completely finished as a winning rider.
He’s had a rotten season so far, but he’s not got the speed he once had. Was it 2010 when he had a poor winter and early season with the after effects of a tooth infection? Everyone wrote him off ahead of the Tour, then he won five stages.
Isn't he coming from a recent series of nasty crashes and broken bones? He's probably just out of shape, doesn't necessarily mean he is completely finished as a winning rider.