Dekker_Tifosi said:Don't forget Hagen was already tired from the hilly stage in Limburg where he was put under severe pressure by the awesome Ardennes specialist climber Joost Posthuma.
Obviously Hagen dropped when Posthuma unleashed his develish climbing abilities on the Doode Man (1km at 10%), but thank god Hagen returned on the flat by the help of a few teammates.
However, surviving both the challenges of climbing specialist Posthuma and super time trial monster Langeveld would suggest he wins the Tour at least 5 times
Just a shame he's come along in the Mollema era, so he'll be stuck with forever being 2nd.