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My ideal calendar for him next year:
Strade Bianche
Tirreno or Catalunya
Liège
Giro (as season target)
San Seb
Montreal
Worlds
Lombardia
add in a few non world tour one days and maybe another one week in the second half of the season. Think he could podium the Giro next year with his Dauphine...
I was in Girona last week and Plapp was doing repeated efforts on his TT bike behind a moto on 4-5% hills, think he should have a very strong chance for third
The only things I'm sure of here is that Del Toro and Lipowitz will have the legs to podium grand tours next year and that Carapaz and Hindley are still very good GT riders