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@cornelius_blackfoot
keep your hairington on! (did you see what I did there)
This thread feels premature, and not in a good way. Why not discuss the possibilities of him winning a classic, Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix, as he was damn close in Milan San Remo, or him having a fight on his hands to hold onto the green jersey in the tour, with Cav on a team which is dedicated to providing a lead out train for him.
But thinking about winning the tour already? Do you not think its premature speculation, when he hasn't even finished top ten yet?
To be honest I've got more of an issue with too much pressure and expectation being placed on precocious athletes who achieve a lot at an early age and then maybe don't achieve what "we" believe they should, when in fact, as you say to be as good as he is already is an achievement in and of itself.
And as Senor Bear pointed out, it looks like he has the climbing chops to possibly put himself into contention for a grand tour, personally I'd wait until he top tens or podiums before wondering if he can or can't.