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Looking at the front group from 2015, I don't see who could easily beat him in a sprint finish. Supposing he can climb better than Matthews (which P-N would suggest he can), he would not have lost all his zip for the sprint as Matthews did, and he would have been at least as good in a sprint as Valverde, Kwiatkowski, Gallopin, van Avermaet, Gilbert etc.
SlickMongoose said:Whatever the parcours, there's always someone left who can outsprint him.
Looking at the front group from 2015, I don't see who could easily beat him in a sprint finish. Supposing he can climb better than Matthews (which P-N would suggest he can), he would not have lost all his zip for the sprint as Matthews did, and he would have been at least as good in a sprint as Valverde, Kwiatkowski, Gallopin, van Avermaet, Gilbert etc.