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He won 3 easy sprints last year too, did not seem to help him in bigger races.
Honestly, that may be his level now, i.e., non-WT races. That's not terrible given that he's probably on a "last chance" deal at Ineos.

I don't wish him ill; I think his issues are partly self-inflicted, but it takes a huge amount of self-confidence to contest WT sprints given the danger. He hasn't been the same since he and Sagan crashed in the Tour a few years ago.