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Yeah I dunno... Was going to say that if he had that genuine GC edge he'd have been at it before now with obvious comparison is with Voekler who has a few dynamic seasons as the plucky underdog at a slightly suspect Europcar and wore yellow for 10(?) Stages. But on reflection if a dedicated mountain train a la Sky can turn Wiggins and Thomas into a GC rider so why not Alaphillipe who has a good TT in him too. I don't really see that being Quickstep though, their bread and butter is playing to a home crowd at the classics.
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Yeah, it's the aggression. It's beautiful. It's just those longer climbs. He'll almost need to change (suppress) his style a little bit just for those epic mountains.
Looking at DQS's team for next two years, they are actually starting to build a little GC team. James Knox, Remco Evenpoel, Kasper Asgreen doing a Luke Rowe type job. Shame they look like losing Enric Mas, but one or two good signings - in the Poels or Castroviejo style - could make them really strong for GC.