They still hyped him up in 2021 and even 2023. Only to exclude him in 2024 when the Giro d'Italia has one of the weakest fields in a long time.What has Buchmann achieved the past couple of years to warrant such a fervent discussion on his non selection?
This is no longer 2019. He hasn't won a race outside of Germany in 4 years, he's not a valuable domestique, he's not versatile, he's not fast or explosive enough to think he'll win a stage from the break. Even if he was "promised" a spot in the Giro team he's old and experienced enough to know cycling is a business and teams want results.
It just doesn't make sense from so many perspectives.
Buchmann is going to be present in France as an additional mountain domestique for Roglic, then?