Cav has always been a pretty emotional rider. The tour of Turkey earlier in the year gave him a tonne of confidence! With barely making the team after Sam Bennet could not continue gave him the "got nothing to lose" mentality he needed. Then after a couple stage wins and the Green Jersey right now, his mental willingness to make the time cut-off on stage 9 demonstrated he really wants to win the Champs-Elysees this year (and... dare i say it... possibly tie the stage win record)! I for one am rooting for him!