I must confess I was a bit disappointed when I read ACF's long awaited response this morning. He came across as slightly more of a nutjob than I had hoped for.
Anyway it looks like this thread has sorted itself out, so that's good.
I stick by my original feeling that this year we are seeing the beginning of the Autumn of Cadel.
By that I mean that he seems to have matured a lot and he seems to be getting more out of all that he's been putting in.
However, I do think his days as a TdF contender are over, even if he could still probably make the podium when he's really on fire and other GTs could still be within his grasp. If that turns out to be true, then it would be good to see him turn his attention to a broader calendar and still bring a big beast presence to the TdF.
Anyway it looks like this thread has sorted itself out, so that's good.
I stick by my original feeling that this year we are seeing the beginning of the Autumn of Cadel.
By that I mean that he seems to have matured a lot and he seems to be getting more out of all that he's been putting in.
However, I do think his days as a TdF contender are over, even if he could still probably make the podium when he's really on fire and other GTs could still be within his grasp. If that turns out to be true, then it would be good to see him turn his attention to a broader calendar and still bring a big beast presence to the TdF.