Originally Posted by
79pmooney
If he gets the fire in his belly, he can ride. Remember the Tour of Utah? He rode strong there in conditions that weren't strictly climber (as well as soaring when it was!) It will probably take some real convincing by the J-V staff that he needs to do that so we will see.
I think staying out of the red as long as possible is probably his/JV's best move,
Was there any even halfway world leading competition at that Tour? Because otherwise how can you use that performance and say it means it's good enough for a grand tour? Because right, "riding strong" is not his watts/kg but compared to the field there.