His 2018 Tour win was lucky?
He was comfortably the best rider in the race, but that was made easier by the next two riders having ridden the Giro.
He earned that Tour win, but I was alluding to what Netserk said; the top two contenders tried the Giro-Tour double. Imagine if Almeida wins the Tour next year after Pogacar and Vingegaard show up battered form the Giro. Would you think there was a bit of luck involved? When have the top 2 contenders ever opted for the Giro? Maybe one, but both? Not trying to hate on G. I like the guy and, as I said, he won that fair and square. Just lucky circumstances.That's true. And I suppose that was what VVV meant, but I still think it's pretty disingenuous to call it luck.