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You make an interesting point, but what if you replaced the word real with the word 'pure'? They are so talented that they don't have to be pure CXers anymore, and as the top three they are certainly real in both talent and results. It's not their fault everyone else is a mid-pack specialist when they start. Why be a pure CXer when you can pull in results from other disciplines as well?
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TBH, "the big three" cannot be considered real cx'er anymore in my opinion, impressively strong and riveting to watch, but they don't care about any of the cups or trophies, just the rainbow stripes. WVA won the world cup by chance rather than by design last year. Fair to them obviously, with so much they try to pack in the season, but their disregard of the overall competition makes me appreciate riders like Iserbyt and Vanthourenhout more, although I really root for Hermans to do good this season. Aerts is likeable and strong, but seems to lack that aggressive edge when it matters