This season has been historic. The CYCLING showed by people as Van der Poel, Van Aert, Allaphillipe, Pogacar, evenepoel Roglic, Carapaz, has been amazing and let us dream with the best time of this sport. But the work done By Chris, IMO, is the most important thing about cycling this year. Of course I think is very difficul he get a level close to his best, but I dont writte that of..and even at his best to bear Pgacar would be difficul, close to his best is dependon luck to get a podium at le Tour, To be top ten of course mean to show much more than showed this year. But I insists that if he didnt crash at le Tour or he didnt puntured in that moment at Sicily, everybodu looked much different abpout his current level.
And for that people will be surprised wwith the level he will show in a few months.
I know he has done similar sentences a year ago, but it possible he was too much optimistic about the speed of recovery, or the importance to get at the same level both legs. Of course that make me doubts, but anyway, if he cant improve more after to fight till the end , it would be ok.