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andyp in reply to @%~}

Meintjes has twice finished in the top ten at the Tour. Surely that makes him a GC contender?

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Meintjes has twice finished in the top ten at the Tour. Surely that makes him a GC contender?

Not sure it does. The time gaps from podium to 8th can be vast.

Edit - about seven minutes both times he was 8th. So not huge but he’d need to get very lucky to be on the podium.

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andyp in reply to @%~}

He was eligible for the white jersey both times. You’d expect him to improve as he ages, as he’d shown the ability to contend for GC from a young age. Except his development seems to have stalled, but then, as we were discussing, DD seem to hinder the development of all their riders.

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