Ben O'Connor: Baby face becomes conqueror

[yaco]

He is just not a very good climber. Especially on modern routes.

He is great in longer, grinding slogs. Greatest GT successes have been breaks.

The freshest efforts in the Tour were the MTT and Ventoux. He was horrible. In the Vuelta it were Moncalvillo and Ancares.

What you say is true, however, he was awful in 2025 with the way Jayco prepared him for the year. Different build up and he will do better in 2026.