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Sorry, but that’s rubbish. He was expected to win more GTs and would start them as a favourite, based on his consistent podium finishes in previous ones.
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He had two good years as a GC rider. It’s better than just luck but it’s hardly like he had a palmarès as long as your arm for that sort of race. It’s a bit like van Avermaet; a good career with a couple of exceptional years rather than an exceptional career with some bad years (sort of Froome’s current form if we ignore the life threatening crash)
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He is (was?) a great TT rider who had one exceptional Giro but the rest of his results don't show much in terms of being a multiple grand tour winner. Seems like a nice guy but pro sports are not about that.