He would surely have been able to make a bigger impact than what they can now in the sprints.
Bernaudeau's explanation and fixation on him not being able to best Démare is extremely stupid because, while it's true that Coquard hasn't shown the best form of his life recently, none other riders will be capable to do that either.
It equates to a scenario in which Katusha would not take Kristoff to the cobbled classics because he hasn't been very successful in them for the past two years - without having a viable contingency plan (the example is purely hypothetical as he is unlikely to ride for Katusha next year).
Bernaudeau's explanation and fixation on him not being able to best Démare is extremely stupid because, while it's true that Coquard hasn't shown the best form of his life recently, none other riders will be capable to do that either.
It equates to a scenario in which Katusha would not take Kristoff to the cobbled classics because he hasn't been very successful in them for the past two years - without having a viable contingency plan (the example is purely hypothetical as he is unlikely to ride for Katusha next year).