Gilbert as Belgium TT champ
I laughed (cackled might be better) too when I read the news, but then I read what he had to say about it. Phil says he soft pedaled (my words) the last stage of Eneco to save himself for the TT, as he had already concluded that he couldn't beat EddieBoss. After Eneco was over, Phil drove over to the TT site so that he could pre-ride the course early in the morning to mark all the "tricky corners." Then he rode the thing three times. Then I went to the IG site which rates the riders and saw that Phil has over 14,000 racing miles in the past twelve months, more than any other rider! The man is serious, no cycling dilettante. He is so much more than merely talented. Quite a guy.