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Originally Posted by Eric Clipperton
So I'm not a cycling buff I'm only someone who has watched the tour on and off my whole life
has there ever been a rider like Van Aert before? guy is best sprinter in the field, might win the green jersey without trying and also hammered the peloton up an HC climb lol?
He can also do a hell of a time trial (was doing amazing last year in the tour's TT before he fell and had to abandon the tour)
Of course Sagan comes to mind because of his versatility and ability to somewhat climb as well, must be a cyclocross thing
That being said, I don't think he's the kind of guy who will win huge flat sprints on a regular basis and he obviously is not a climber despite how impressive he was today. He'll be great in classics and uphill sprints where it's not all about power like the first stage he's won, he should probably be one of the favorites for the world championship