I can't tell if this is sarcasm. If Primoz was solid he would have been in the front selection when it was just MvDP, Pog, Jonas, Matteo, Remco and Gregoire. But he was behind.
It's going to be very close, Vaquelin has beaten Almeida in TTs before, but on flatter terrain. In last years TdS finale, Almeida put 2 minutes in Vaquelin. Ofc not sure of Vaquelin was going all out...
Matteo is ostensibly working for Vino, but much like Paris-Nice, I think he actually wants to win this Dauphine, let's not forget he got second last year, losing by only 7 seconds.