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No team can remain at the top indefinitely. Performance is always cyclical and dips in the cycle are almost invariably caused by personnel changes, so I don't think anyone should be surprised that they aren't the dominant force they were before.
It's clear the focus has switched more to young rider development, with the likes of Rodriguez, Tarling, August, Sheffield et al, which makes sense when you don't have access to the top four GC riders.
I don't think Bigham leaving will have that much of an impact, as you could argue that their TT performances have got worse since he joined, with only the Ganna hour record as a standout performance.