^^ Exactly - they 'took it to them' when they were the best team in the world with a leader in top shape. This year the team is under-powered and their leader was breathing through half a lung a couple of months back. While Pogacar is better than ever and has the strongest team he has ever had. The notion that they are in a position to make things difficult for UAE this year was unlikely at the start of the Tour and absurd after the first 2 weeks.
^^ Exactly - they 'took it to them' when they were the best team in the world with a leader in top shape. This year the team is under-powered and their leader was breathing through half a lung a couple of months back. While Pogacar is better than ever and has the strongest team he has ever had. The notion that they are in a position to make things difficult for UAE this year was unlikely at the start of the Tour and absurd after the first 2 weeks.